South Africa

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Tuesday launched a R90 million Road D670 rehabilitation project between Bronkhorstspruit and Ekangala, east of Tshwane.

After paying a deposit for a flat and getting ready to move in, Thulani Mhlwana was told that the building was not designed to cater for disabled people, and he ended up renting a room in Soshanguve.

President Nelson Mandela’s name is among the top names recommended for the renaming of Cape Town’s International Airport, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday.

A total of 510 people lost their lives across South African roads over the 2018 Easter period, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday.

Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni says the department will comply with the 2017 Supreme Court order to reopen the Cape Town Refugee Reception Centre.

In honour of the late Dr Zola Skweyiya, government will hold an Official Memorial Service for the former Cabinet Minister on Wednesday.

The Director-General of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, has been transferred to the Department of Correctional Services.

The Limpopo Department of Education will open its Grade 1 and 8 applications for 2019 on Wednesday.

Social Development Minister Susan Shabangu will today officially open a new South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Worcester in the Western Cape.

The Reserve Bank will cooperate with the Bank of England (BoE) on training and technical assistance aimed at providing assistance to central banks in selected African countries.

Lifestyle audits for senior members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the allocation of resources will come to the fore during today’s meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be based in London this week where he will use his attendance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018) to position South Africa as an investment destination.

Power utility Eskom has presented its case to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s public hearings, which kicked off in Cape Town on Monday.

The Gauteng Health Department says healthcare workers who were not paid overtime can expect their payment by the end of this month.

Aerospace and defence technology parastatal, Denel, says the awarding of a bursary to North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo’s son, Oarabile, was not done in contravention of the state-owned company’s policy.