South Africa

The Department of Social Development is hosting roundtable discussions countrywide to strengthen the existing child protection system to prevent teenage pregnancy.

South Africa has welcomed the commencement of talks between the Ukraine and Russia amid escalating armed conflict tensions between the two neighbouring eastern European countries.

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has announced the days on which beneficiaries of the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD) may collect their funds.

A series of multidisciplinary operations targeting individual crimes on specific days of the week saw police in KwaZulu-Natal nab over 8 000 suspects, as the province confronts lawlessness head-on.

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has welcomed the sixth assessment by Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as it offers solutions for the world.

Human Rights Month commemorations will contribute to social cohesion and nation building through a series of dialogues and events planned for the duration of March.

The Special Tribunal has granted an order freezing the pension benefits of former Department of Public Works and Infrastructure chief works inspector, Clive Charlton.

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has welcomed the Gauteng Division of the High Court’s favourable ruling in a legal matter brought to the court by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) against the national audit office.

Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister Gwede Mantashe, says the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia poses a danger to ailing African economies.

The African energy sector has the potential to catapult African economies towards sustainable growth and recovery.

Parliament has urged all its stakeholders, including organisations and institutions, to participate in the latest stakeholder satisfaction survey aimed at assessing the impact of its work, and to help sharpen its service delivery to the people.

South Africa has recorded 785 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 674 042.

Public Service and Administration Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, is set to meet with labour to discuss the impact of the Constitutional Court judgement handed down on Monday.

As South Africa prepares to host its 4th Investment Conference later this month, Minister Ebrahim Patel has hailed this key event as a boon to the country’s target of netting R1.2 trillion in investment.

South Africa has welcomed the decision by the Ukraine and Russia to hold talks amid the ongoing conflict between the two countries.