South Africa

A monument in honour of activists who lost their lives during various stages of the fight for liberation in Africa could be built in the near future.

A special provincial task force is to be set up to help deal with the disturbing violence involving metered and Uber taxi drivers, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Sunday.

Public Enterprises Deputy Minister Ben Martins is expected to handover a library to the Van Cutsem Combined School in De Doorns, Western Cape on Monday.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will conduct nationwide public hearings in October and November as part of its decision-making process into Eskom’s revenue application for the 2018/19 financial year.

The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Engineering Council of South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at professionalising the work of railway safety inspectors.

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says a report she is expecting from the Eskom board will help her decide on the correct action required to restore credibility at the power utility.

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha is today leading a provincial delegation on a trade and investment promotion mission to Spain and France.

Children are society’s greatest asset and the country needs to protect and nurture them, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

Senior government officials from South Africa arrived in Dodoma, the seat of the Tanzanian government, on Saturday where they are making preparations ahead of a bilateral meeting between Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa and Ministers of Culture in Tanzania.

The SADC Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government has approved the deployment of a contingent force comprising of military, security, intelligence and civilian personnel who are expected to support the government of Lesotho.

President Jacob Zuma will next week lead a South African delegation to the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72).

South Africans must join hands to ensure the National Development Plan (NDP) succeeds for a prosperous joint future.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says teachers must use alternative techniques, other than corporal punishment, when disciplining learners.

Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister, Dr Siyabonga Cwele, is leading the South African delegation to the 2017 United Nations’ Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development meeting, which will take place in New York this weekend.

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says government is committed to ensuring the payment of social grants beyond March 2018 when the contract of the current payment service provider comes to an end.