South Africa

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced increases for all fuel types from Wednesday.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has published the Request for Information (RFI) for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers Precinct.

The eThekwini Municipality will roll out a series of road safety campaigns, community engagements and public transport activations throughout October as part of Transport Month.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has called for stronger government-private sector collaboration to address bottlenecks in the province’s freight and logistics network.

Police have arrested more than 670 suspects in Gauteng for serious and violent crimes as part of Operation Shanela II, led by Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni.

Five suspects will appear in court soon following the kidnapping and murder of a 31-year-old man in Phase 7, Bloemfontein, in the Free State.

The Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) was granted a three-year safety permit by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) following a rigorous regulatory assessment of safety management systems, governance arrangements, risk management processes, and controls required to manage safety across the rail infrastructure under its responsibility.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a surface trough will be semi-permanent over the western interior of the country this week, while a surface high-pressure system will extend its ridge into the southern and eastern parts.

South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) policy remains an important tool to address the injustice of Apartheid, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said.

El-Alamein, Egypt- President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday participated in the plenary of the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in his capacity as Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Student safety and conditions in accredited and leased student residences are among the issues that will come under the spotlight when Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim visits the University of Fort Hare's KuGompo City Campus on Monday, 5 October.

South Africa has not experienced load shedding in over 500 days, reflecting the cumulative impact of improved fleet performance, lower unplanned outages, increased generation capacity and reduced reliance on emergency generation resources, Eskom said.

The Department of Agriculture (DoA), alongside the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRRD), National Treasury and the Land Bank, have been directed by the responsible Ministers to resolve the temporary pause implemented by the Land Bank on new applications under the Blended Finance Scheme (BFS) and restore full funding operations.

Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe have conveyed their condolences following the passing of legendary South African musician Babsy Mlangeni, who died at the age of 83 after a short illness.

Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Yusuf Cassim has welcomed progress made in resolving outstanding Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA) bursary payments and benefits for 162 students at the Ekurhuleni East TVET College (EEC).