South Africa

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has expressed condolences to the family of Member of Parliament, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, who passed away on Saturday.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has on Monday arrived in Paris, France, for a working visit aimed at reinforcing South Africa’s historic and warm bilateral relations with that country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has, through his weekly newsletter, called on South Africans to celebrate the lives of struggle icons who fought and died for freedom.

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on the banking sector to be intentional in designing financial systems that assist the underserved and empower the marginalised.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to arrive in the United States of America (USA) later today as part of a working visit to that country.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will inject over R381 million into the Post Office to save nearly 6 000 jobs, Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has announced.

Home Affairs offices have extended their operating hours in May due to the uptake of Smart ID cards by naturalised citizens and permanent residents from visa exempt countries.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola is in the Hague where he is attending the fourth Joint Cooperation Commission (JCC) between South Africa and the Netherlands.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will continue with its appeal of the Timothy Omotoso acquittal judgement despite his departure from South Africa.

With the continued suspension of load shedding, the power system remains stable and approximately 2 600MW are expected return ahead of Monday’s evening peak.