Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has faced a setback after the Department of Public Service and Administration, led by Mzamo Buthelezi, rejected his request to appoint unqualified candidates in his ministerial office.

Cosatu is poised to hold a national strike next week in response to the pressing issues of rising unemployment, increasing poverty, and the escalating cost of living.

(JSC) convenes twice a year to interview candidates for judicial appointments to South Africa's Superior Courts.