South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a United Nations-led negotiation process towards resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

With preparations for the summer tourism season underway, the Western Cape province will for the first time ever have more than one million in-bound international seats, breaking the record for travellers during the festive season.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has rolled up its sleeves to accelerate the provision of water in the North West, through an initiative geared towards enhancing access to consistent and reliable water supply in the province.  

Members of the community in Potchefstroom in the North West have raised various service delivery challenges with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the leadership from the three spheres of government during the District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo held at the Ikageng Sport Complex. 

The National School of Government (NSG) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the secondment of academic personnel of the UJ to the NSG during their sabbatical leave.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched a state-of-the-art Panel Beating and Apprenticeship Training Workshop, which is set to benefit graduates, informal businesses and entrepreneurs.

South Africa has called for an immediate end to hostilities and the unconditional provision of medical supplies and humanitarian aid as the conflict between Israel and Palestine escalates.

Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) MEC, Nonkqubela Pieters has kicked-off the provincial annual grain planting season, as part of the department’s ongoing investment in commercial and communal grain production.

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has closed all Durban beaches until further notice after the recent heavy rains in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

The North West Provincial Legislature is appealing to communities to remain calm after receiving messages from the public “panicking about the death of children after allegedly consuming poisonous food items bought from spaza shops”. 

The National Assembly (NA) has voted to recommend to President Cyril Ramaphosa that he appoint Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka as South Africa’s new Public Protector (PP).

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday attend the Cairo Summit for Peace to discuss the ongoing escalation of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip among other global issues.

Eskom has announced that it expects to suspend load shedding for the entirety of the coming weekend.

A R135 million investment in the energy sector which was unveiled at the South African Investment Conference in April, is making an impact and promising to transform the energy industry while also empowering communities.

Public Service and Administration Minister Noxolo Kiviet says the mandate of the National School of Government (NSG) is to ensure that it provides education, training and development (ETD) interventions to appointed public servants and elected public representatives.