Work is afoot on reconfiguring the South African electricity sector by addressing challenges faced by Eskom, with the board of the first subsidiary of the power utility to be appointed by mid-2019, Treasury said on Wednesday.

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says drought recovery has started with provincial agriculture and agri-processing sectors adding a combined 35 000 jobs between the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2018.

In the world of smartphones, China has Huawei, Korea has Samsung, while the United States of America has Apple. 

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has announced a set of measures aimed at strengthening state-owned companies.