South Africa

The North West Government has applied for a provincial official funeral for the late Kgosi Lucas Manyane Mangope.

Nine officials, including vehicle examiners and administration staff appear in court this week on charges of fraud and corruption.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week join various discussion platforms at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland with an aim to develop a response to new strategies towards transforming governance in various parts of the world.

Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane will represent President Jacob Zuma at the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of Liberia, George Weah Sr.

The Department of Military Veterans says it has had to reprioritise funds and trim their basic education support to beneficiaries because of an increase in demand for benefits and budget cuts.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi is expected to release the preliminary 2017/18 festive season road safety report on Monday.

President Jacob Zuma will on Saturday receive a courtesy call from South Sudan President Salva Kiir at his official residence Mahlamba Ndlofu, in Pretoria.

Government has announced the appointment of new board members at Eskom, as an immediate measure to strengthen governance and management at the parastatal.

The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has described the death of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) specialist, Libby Lloyd, as a great loss to the ICT sector.

In recent years, South Africa has made great strides towards providing support to those infected and affected with HIV.

North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of the former leader of Bophuthatswana, Kgosi Lucas Mangope.

The national minimum wage will be reviewed on 1 May of each year, in line with government’s aim of alleviating poverty in the labour market.

The South African government says it wants to change the perception that the successful crime-busting Operation Fiela was about targeting foreign nationals rather than addressing social ills.

The Department of Basic Education has encouraged learners who are subjected to initiation practices at their school to report it to their parents immediately.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has condemned the stabbing of a teacher at Bosele Middle School in Manyeding Village near Kuruman in the Northern Cape, allegedly at the hands of a pupil.