(Reuters) - South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile was fine after having struggled with the heat while giving a speech on Saturday afternoon, the premier of Limpopo province told state broadcaster SABC.

South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile fell ill while giving a speech in the northeast of the country.Most Read from BloombergHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceUS Driving and Congestion Rates Are Higher Than EverAn Affordable Nomadic Home Design Struggles to Adapt to Urban LifeFrom Louisville,

Paul Mashatile collapsed at a community event in Tzaneen with the cause speculated to be a heatwave in the area.

PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the durability of his unity government on Friday, after a row over a contentious education bill exposed tensions between his ANC and its main coalition partner.

The durability of South Africa’s uneasy governing coalition is set to be tested as President Cyril Ramaphosa signs new education measures into law at a public ceremony on Friday. Before May’s general election,

South Africa’s 10-party unity government will work through its differences and endure, because its collapse would erode investor confidence and set back efforts to grow the economy, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.