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"During the meeting, steps to be taken to further consolidate the existing strong relations between Türkiye and the Republic of South Africa at bilateral and multilateral levels, as well as regional and global issues concerning the two countries, were discussed," Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications revealed.

"I look forward to our discussions and encourage your candid views. I also look forward to welcoming all of the companies present here today to South Africa in November this year during the AGOA Forum," President Ramaphosa said.

President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out that "commitment to maintain peace" within the country and with neighbors and "preventing tribalism and ethnic chauvinism from sowing discord" between the groups is one of the most remarkable aspects of South African society today.

Vongani Chauke, spokesperson for the Department of Transport and Community Safety in Limpopo, said that the bus accident happened when it was shuttling staff from the Venetia Diamond Mine.

"We've been able to shed a month on the return of unit 3 and the expectation is that we should be able to return this unit by 14 October," Minister of Electricity of the Republic of South Africa, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Sunday.

"Cabinet is assured that the increases in load shedding are indeed temporary. There are clear plans for when additional capacity will come through," Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said.

"Government assures South Africa and social grants beneficiaries that all social grants beneficiaries that have not yet received their social grants payments will be paid their money in full," the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele said.

"Having our own petroleum resources will reduce our dependency on foreign oil and cushion our economies, in particular our citizens against imposed whirlwinds of crude price volatility," Mineral Resources and Energy Deputy Minister, Nobuhle Nkabane said.

"The Black Industrialists Policy represents a pivotal shift in South Africa's transformation strategy. It fosters new enterprise development, entrepreneurship, and economic inclusion while addressing historical disparities and promoting innovation," Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, Ebrahim Patel said.

"In the design of our democratic unitary state, we introduced cooperative governance to ensure that the three spheres of government worked together to meet the needs of the people," President Ramaphosa said.

The government is all set to upgrade or redevelop six entry ports including Beitbridge - Zimbabwe, Lebombo - Mozambique, Maseru Bridge – Lesotho, Ficksburg - Lesotho, Kopfontein - Botswana, and Oshoek - Eswatini.

"The total South African trade with other BRICS countries reached R830 billion in 2022, which represents an increase of more than 70% from R487 billion in 2017," President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa said.

The MoU was signed in line with the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan, which is vital for South Africa's Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic that negatively impacted the tourism sector.

"The panel found that there was no evidence to support the claim that the ship transported weapons from South Africa destined for Russia," President Ramaphosa said.

Search dogs looked for bodies on Friday in a Johannesburg building that went up in flames killing dozens and forcing South Africa to confront an illegal housing "crisis".

Blankets and sheets still hang from the blackened windows, used by the desperate to reach safety as flames turned the five-storey building in downtown Johannesburg into a death trap.

A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 60 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said.

More than 50 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said.

"Current global forecasts indicate a great deal of uncertainty for the typical drier conditions that South Africa experiences during an El Niño," the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said.

The meeting was attended by all BRICS members, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, alongside newly invited members--Ethiopia and Egypt.

"The micro-economic activities at the Germiston station clearly demonstrate the role of intermodal facilities in providing transport solutions, convenience, accessibility, and economic opportunities," Minister of Transport of South Africa, Sindisiwe Chikunga said.

BRICS played an important role on a global level due to its market potential, economic power, development cooperation, and political influence, the South African president said.

"While EG.5 has shown increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties, there have been no reported changes in disease severity to date," the Health Department said.

"There is no doubt that many sectors will be positively impacted from the accommodation, transportation, food, security, logistics, and hospitality establishments, with the majority of them already fully booked," the Gauteng Tourism Authority said.

"Johannesburg will be expected – if there is load shedding on the day – to make its contribution to ensuring we protect the grid," Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said.

"This is a result of a sting operation that was put together after observing certain trends that were suspicious and did not make sense," Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said.

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma reported back to prison on Friday only to be swiftly released, in a government move lashed by the opposition as a "monumental insult" to the public.

Violence in Cape Town eased after a week-long minibus taxi strike that paralysed the city and left five dead including a British tourist, police confirmed on Thursday.

"It is with great disappointment that we must announce that the talks between the government and the Santaco leadership, which took place in an attempt to resolve the cause for the taxi stay away, was suspended," Santaco's leadership said.