Domestic

President Cyril Ramaphosa has provided more details of the ‘job description’ of the new Minister of Electricity that will be located in the Office of the President.

A second police constable from the Nyanga Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit is expected to appear in court on Friday on charges of kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Public sector trade unions are gearing up for a national strike, saying the wage impasse from last year has not yet been resolved.

Gauteng police have arrested four men who they said used a dating app to target members of the LGBTQIAi+ community, kidnapping and robbing people.

While South Africa is yet to officially declare its stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the spotting of a frigate, which is a type of warship in Cape Town, has sparked renewed criticism on why SA is on the fence regarding the controversial matter. In October 2022 South Africa chose to abstain from a vote at the United Nations General Assembly to condemn Russia's annexation of parts of Ukraine.

The Civil Aviation Authority will be investigating a light plane crash in Centurion on Wednesday morning that claimed the life of the pilot.

Annual consumer inflation slowed for the third consecutive month, decreasing to 6.9% in January from 7.2% in December.

Mobile network operator Telkom has said it will begin a formal retrenchment process that will see it lay off as much as 15% of its workforce as it casts a sharp focus on cost savings initiatives.

Agri SA says it welcomes the declaration of a state of disaster addressing the damage caused by floods in the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Free State, and North West.