South Africa

Cape Town – Work is underway to review the Integrated Plan of Action that was conceptualised to fight gender-based violence.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government has roped in the South African Military Health Services to assist with autopsies.

Pretoria - Public Works Minister Nathi Nhleko has called on construction professionals to partner with government to root out corruption in the industry.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is in the interest of all South Africans for a judicial inquiry to be established to probe allegations of State capture.

Pretoria – Geologist Tshiamo Legoale has made history by being the first South African to be crowned the FameLab International Champion for a project which researched a method of using wheat to harvest gold from mine dumps.

Pretoria - Power utility Eskom has noted Moody’s decision to downgrade it to Ba2 from Ba1.

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has called on young South Africans to aspire to be employers instead of job seekers.

Pretoria - The Hawks have arrested three men following the discovery of heroine worth R104 million on Monday.

London - A massive fire engulfed a 27-story apartment building in western London early on Wednesday, three hours after police received the first report of the blaze.

Pretoria – The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission (B-BBEE Commission) has welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry’s lowering of its threshold for major B-BBEE ownership transactions.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has signed and gazetted the coming into operation of various provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (FICA) Act, 2017.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is back in the National Assembly today to answer his last oral questions for this term of Parliament.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the arrest of two people and the recovery of 10 rhino horn valued at R2.8 million at O R Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - The Department of Human Settlements says banks should not, under any circumstances, auction government subsidised RDP houses to settle any debt.

Pretoria - Public Works Minister Nathi Nhleko has urged the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) to continuously replenish human resources in the built environment with youthful, enthusiastic as well as determined young people.