South Africa

Ten people have died in a collision involving a minibus taxi and a bus truck on the R42 Road near Delmas.

Government activities for the week 24 – 28 June 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa says every effort must be made to ensure that the Government of National Unity (GNU) remains true to its founding spirit of collaboration in good faith to drive a programme that improves the lives of all South Africa’s people.

With the election of the Presiding Officers and the inauguration of the new President done and dusted, the seventh Parliament will now shift focus to establishing internal structures necessary for Parliament to function.

The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) has welcomed the recent  53-year conviction of  cross-border vehicle hijacker and smuggler,  Sipho Mhlanga.

National Treasury (NT) has issued the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Technical Guidelines for 2025.

State ports and freight logistics company Transnet has instituted disciplinary action against Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Chief Executive Pepi Silinga and some managers following investigations at the company.

Transnet had appointed Bowmans attorneys to investigate what it described as allegations of impropriety at TNPA.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Chief Executive Officer Hishaan Emeran has called on the railway transport sector in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to continue to invest in the development, upgrade and maintenance of rail infrastructure.

An alleged illicit mining kingpin is expected to appear in the Apel Magistrate’s Court in due course after being arrested with two others in Atok, Limpopo, said the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has assured the people of the province that the provincial government will do more, better and faster, to ensure that it delivers on its 2024 manifesto commitments.