The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced the first 2019 elections’ voters registration weekend and has urged eligible voters across the country to visit their voting station to either update their details on the voters’ roll or to register to vote.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said government will accelerate the land redistribution programme to redress historical injustice, to bring more producers into the agricultural sector and to make more land available for cultivation. 
The national minimum wage will be introduced on 1 May 2018. 
Delivering his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament in Cape Town President Ramaphosa said government has invested heavily in new roads, power stations, schools and other infrastructure.
Learners from Umfolozi District are now able to get to school much quicker and faster. This comesafter the Department of Transport and Umfolozi District Municipality donated 750 bicycles to 15 disadvantaged schools in the area.
The Deputy Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, who attended the handover, explained that the initiative aims to improve mobility for learners in rural and remote areas who have to walk 5km or more to school.
The South African State Theatre is presenting the premiere of Freedom the Musical, the new production by multi-award-winning playwright and director Aubrey Sekhabi, from 27 February to 31 March 2018.
A strong cast of 47 members and a 13-piece band tell the tale of Phindile, a Tshwane University of Technology student and leader of the Fees Must Fall movement. Her life takes a sharp turn after students protest at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
President Ramaphosa urged professional bodies and regulatory authorities to take action against members who are found to have acted improperly and unethically.
Government will be focusing on ensuring that police stations have resources to tackle crime.
“This will include personnel and other resources to restore capacity and experience at the level at which crime is most effectively combated,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa when delivering his State of the Nation Address (SoNA).