South Africa

Cabinet has reaffirmed South Africa’s participation in the International Criminal Court (ICC) and confirmed that South Africa remains a signatory to the Rome Statute.

Government departments will present their Budget Votes in Parliament next month, says Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

South Africa has signed an international development cooperation agreement with the German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation to benefit local cooperatives.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed the death of one of South Africa’s cheetahs that were relocated to India as part of an initiative to expand the cheetah meta-population and to reintroduce cheetahs to a former range state.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says freedom cannot be meaningful when the broader society faces a slew of social ills, including unemployment and inequality.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says while many gains have been made since 1994, much more still needs to be done to realise the promises made at the dawn of democracy.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has published South Africa’s 8th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (NIR).

The Department of Basic Education has reminded parents, guardians and school communities in general that Friday, 28 April 2023, is a Special School Holiday.

Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan has honoured the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 search and rescue team following the devastating earthquake that engulfed the country in February.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of international singer, actor, cultural and civil rights activist, Harold George ‘Harry’ Belafonte.

Eskom is expected to implement various stages of load shedding over the upcoming long weekend.

Former Kriel Power Station finance manager, Sifiso Masina, has been convicted of fraud and theft in the Kriel Regional Court.

Investigations conducted by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) revealed that the fish that died on 11 April at the Hartbeespoort Dam, was due to extremely low oxygen levels in the dam.

Enterprises in the tourism sector have been urged to make use of the Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP), which is aimed at promoting the sustainable management and use of electricity and water resources.

Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman and her 39-year-old partner in connection with the murders of two children, Nqobile Zulu and Tshiamo Rabanye, in Soweto.