The transition into the production of electric vehicles got the backing of the government on Wednesday, with finance minister Enoch Godongwana offering incentives to automotive manufacturers to encourage new investments.
Hundreds of people were left destitute after their homes were burnt to ashes at Dakota informal settlement in Isipingo, south of Durban, on Saturday night.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking in the Ugu districts in KwaZulu-Natal where the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) sat for this week, taking Parliament to the people.