South Africa

Daisy Ngedle has captured the hearts and collective attention of the nation with her letter to the President.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted Eskom a 9.41% tariff increase in the 2019/20 financial year.

Countries that do not anticipate and adapt to the changes of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will be left behind and find themselves less competitive, President Cyril Ramaphosa says.

Political parties and interested groups have until 5pm tomorrow to lodge objections to the provisional voters’ roll, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Thursday.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has expressed concern at media reports of non-payment of allowances for students at University of South Africa (UNISA).

The Portfolio Committee on Social Development wants to have a meeting with the National Treasury and the Department of Public Works for clarity and reasons for the non-completion of the construction of a drug treatment centre in the Free State.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize says several municipalities that were identified as dysfunctional or distressed have turned the corner and interventions are bearing fruit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told an organisation of young global CEOs to use their influence to play a greater role to make a positive impact on society.

Government has called on citizens to work with government to clean-up the country and contribute to solving the global and national environmental challenges.

Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says the directorate has deployed one of its members to attend the State Capture Commission daily to monitor some of the cases that the elite crime-fighting unit is investigating.