South Africa

Minister of Environmental Affairs Dr Edna Molewa has noted the North Gauteng High Court ruling relating to the issuance of a permit for the selling of rhino horn to breeder John Hume.

The Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 has recorded five South African universities in the top 500 in the global rankings, despite many challenges that have dogged the higher education sector over the past few years.

Africa must tell its own stories and in order for that to happen, media houses must genuinely work to transform the landscape to ensure that it is truly inclusive of more voices from the diverse nation, says Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.

Eskom says there is nothing untoward about the suspension and subsequent reappointment of Edwin Mabelane and Charles Khalima.

Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says women are important for the development of an integrated and coherent National Water and Sanitation Master Plan.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has granted immunity to Zimbabwe First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe.

South African Airways (SAA) has resumed flights to Zimbabwe.

The Department of Labour’s Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch will be taking six companies to court for prosecution for failure to prepare employment equity plans.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has sent condolences to the families of the 18 passengers who died in an accident on Sunday on the Msundusi/ Nagal Dam Road in KwaZulu-Natal.

Parliament’s Select Committee on Trade and International Relations has expressed excitement on the future prospects of the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) and the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The Copyright Bill will urgently address the non-payment of royalties to musicians as stipulated in the Farlam Copyright Review Commission, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

The 37th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit ended in Tshwane on Sunday with a commitment to use the region’s natural resources to drive projects that will have economic development snip-offs for the benefit of citizens.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ordered the new Lesotho government to submit a clear time-bound roadmap on the implementation of all SADC decisions and those of the Commission of Inquiry by November 2017.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has paid tribute to outgoing Presidents Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola and Botswana’s Seretse Khama Ian Khama.

The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has resigned and apologised to South Africans, particularly women, following the recent incident of assault he was in involved in, which is before the court.