South Africa

The Justice Yvonne Mokgoro inquiry into the fitness of Advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi to hold office will get underway today.

Public hearings into allegations of impropriety at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) get underway in Tshwane this morning.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says the second colloquium on the South African economy is a classic example of how the State, academia, private sector and other sectors of society can collaborate to achieve higher and more inclusive growth.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has extended her condolences and those of the department to the family and friends of Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the President-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, following the ruling of the Constitutional Court which confirmed his victory.

The third annual Basic Education Lekgotla kicks off in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, this morning.

An investigation into the conduct of officials at the Tongaat Home Affairs office has revealed that the employees had used their cell phones during a power failure.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has extended condolences to the families of four South Africans who drowned in Mozambique's Portuguese Islands.

The Department of Home Affairs is inviting interested parties to submit written comments to the White Paper on Home Affairs by 18 February 2019.

South Africa has recorded 6 852 972 traveller movements at its ports of entry, up from 6 811 510 movements in 2018.