South Africa

Pretoria – Unit 5 at Eskom’s Medupi Power Station is slowly inching towards commercial operation.

Pretoria - The Department of Transport and its entities will be on high alert during the festive season to protect and serve all road users.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned taxpayers and corporate organisations to be on the lookout for scams and fraudulent activities over the festive period.

Ntambanana - There is no turning back in the process of migrating from analogue broadcasting to digital, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - South Africa has sent condolences to victims of the terrorist attack that struck in Berlin on Monday evening.

Pretoria- The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says it has not received any complaints from consumers about the Ford Kuga following media reports of engine overheating in the vehicles.

Midrand – A total of 845 fatalities have been recorded on South African roads since 1 December till 19 December, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has approved the rezoning of the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area (MPA) to allow limited fishing by members of local communities.

Pretoria - Two Taiwanese nationals and two Mozambican nationals who are facing charges of dealing in drugs and manufacturing drugs are set to make a formal bail application when they appear before the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Richards Bay - More than 600 qualifying indigent households have already registered for government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) in Ntambanana village in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – Africa’s skills revolution has put more young people in institutions of higher education, which will translate into a workforce that will grow and modernise the continental economy.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received and accepted the resignation of the Chairperson of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Professor Mbulaheni Obert Maguvhe.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will wrap up the year by visiting three provinces to spread the word to communities about the migration from analogue broadcasting to digital.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Themba Mthembu says the department will work towards ensuring that no household goes hungry.

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