Interventions to end load-shedding will take a while to have an effect and power cuts will be with us for some time, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.

The 10-day naval exercises are a show of diplomatic independence for South Africa, which is part of an alliance with Brazil, Russia, India and China — known as BRICS.

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to abandon his planned trip to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos.

The exercise will be conducted off the South African coastal province KwaZulu-Natal in the Indian Ocean.

Police will continue to be on high alert to prevent and combat incidents of lawlessness as the country ushers in the new year.

Protesters disrupted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening speech at the ruling party’s conference on Friday to elect their leaders, preventing him from starting and forcing him to shout to be heard over the din.

The fifth bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has signed 975MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 13 solar PV projects.

The fifth bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has signed 975MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 13 solar PV projects.

The fifth bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has signed 975MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 13 solar PV projects.

The fifth bidding round of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has signed 975MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with 13 solar PV projects.

South Africa's membership in BRICS has contributed to further expanding the five-member grouping's geographic reach, representivity and inclusiveness, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.

The executive committee of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), decided to stand by President Cyril Ramaphosa following emergency meetings on Monday after an independent panel recommended he face an impeachment inquiry over the "Farmgate" scandal.

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has concluded an oversight visit to Bloemspruit Air Force Base to, among other things, assess the successes of the base and the challenges it faces.

French supermajor TotalEnergies plans to explore for oil and gas resources in an area offshore South Africa where environmentalists have already blocked the exploration rights for another supermajor, Shell.

"It's important that the collective voice of the continent is represented within that platform," presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told a press briefing.

The new agreement was announced during the first official trip of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Kenya.

The rebel authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have confirmed their participation in talks scheduled for Monday in South Africa, under the aegis of the African Union (AU), aimed at ending the two-year conflict in the north of the country.

Morocco's foreign minister on Thursday slammed South Africa after it welcomed the leader of the Western Saharan pro-independence Polisario Front to Pretoria earlier this week.

Along with the participation of government officials And the Federation of Saudi Chambers as well as representatives of the private sector and companies from the two countries

South Africa’s ports and rail system is starting to get back into service after a crippling two-week strike was settled with operator Transnet’s two unions.