South Africa

During his State of the Nation address (SONA) President Jacob Zuma unveiled the plans in motion to deal with the country’s electricity challenges.

Pretoria – The City of Cape Town is still battling a raging veld fire that started in the early hours of Sunday.

Pretoria - The power system will remain extremely constrained for the rest of the week, Eskom said on Monday.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs team at OR Tambo International Airport seized narcotics worth over R16 million at the weekend.

Pretoria – Motorists should fill up their petrol tanks today if they want to save a bit extra at the pumps before the petrol price increase takes effect.

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development will host a Social Work Indaba from 24 - 26 March in Durban to tackle challenges facing the profession.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Advocate Wilhelm Visagie as the acting head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

Pretoria – South Africa will table its country report, which reviews how far it has come in advancing women issues in the last 20 years, at the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59).

Pretoria - In line with the Department of Justice’s commitment to transform the sheriff’s industry, Minister Michael Masutha has appointed 11 members to serve on the newly constituted South African Board of Sheriffs.

Pretoria - The Gauteng government has set aside more than R160 million towards revitalising the township economy.

Pretoria - First power was produced out of the Medupi power station’s Unit 6 today, Eskom said on Monday.

Pretoria – Five houses were destroyed and 52 people have been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Muizenberg, Cape Town.

Pretoria - City Power, the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, has spent more than R267 million over the past four years to replace low voltage copper overhead power lines (LV), it said on Monday.

Kempton Park - State-owned freight logistics group, Transnet, on Monday announced a combined R13-billion funding for its long awaited 1 064 locomotive acquisition programme.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says the situation in Majakaneng village in the North West has returned to normality following violent water-related protests.