President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a reconfigured Cabinet with the number of Ministers reduced to 28, down from 36 in the previous administration.
Government has yet again showed its commitment to job creation, with the composition of a new Ministry of Employment and Labour which will focus on addressing the challenge of unemployment in the country.
In the election of the 8th of May, South Africans provided this administration with a clear mandate to accelerate inclusive economic growth, act with greater urgency to tackle poverty, improve government services, fight corruption and end state capture.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the South African Cricket team, the Proteas, well for the 2019 World Cup.
The gazetting of a network of 20 new representative Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has increased South Africa’s marine ecosystem area under protection in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Ten Gauteng Provincial Government Members of the Executive (MEC) will be sworn in this morning.
While control measures remain in place in the high surveillance area of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has declared the end of the outbreak.
David Mabuza has been sworn-in as a Member of Parliament.
Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Naledi Pandor has appointed a Ministerial Task Team to advise on matters relating to sexual harassment and gender-based violence (GBV) in public universities in South Africa.
The Department of Transport has called on motorists to always be on high alert, observe any distractions that might affect their ability to drive safely and keep a safe driving distance, following two major accidents.
