South Africa

Pretoria - Members of Cabinet are currently sitting in the first Cabinet Lekgotla of 2017 for a mid-term review of the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

Pretoria - The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Tuesday welcomed Dr Thulani Dlamini as its new CEO.

Pretoria – The University of South Africa (Unisa) and the National, Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) have formally signed an agreement for the 2017 salary financial year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has returned to South Africa after attending the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Pretoria - Eskom has received a positive response to the Request for Information (RFI) it issued in relation to the proposed South African nuclear new build programme.

Cape Town - As the debate over imposing a tax on sugary beverages commenced on Tuesday, Members of Parliament (MPs) heard of concerns that the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in South Africa was increasing steadily.

Pretoria – The South African Post Office (SAPO) is ready to play its part in delivering more services to all citizens, says Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Siyabonga Cwele.

Life will never be the same again for hundreds of pupils from an Eastern Cape rural school which received a major technology boost on Tuesday, thanks to a government-private sector partnership.

Pretoria - Bilateral, political, economic and trade discussions will top the agenda when Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa meets his Cuban counterpart, Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa, this evening.

Pretoria – It’s all systems go for President Jacob Zuma’s annual address to the nation, which will be delivered during a Joint Sitting of Parliament on Thursday, 9 February.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and representatives from the hospitality sector have agreed on the 60% employment of South Africans in the sector.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has warned its customers about a hoax survey that is prevalent on social media suggesting that the national carrier is offering free tickets to fly anywhere.

Pretoria- Unit 3 of Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme has been brought into commercial operation, adding 333 MW to the electricity grid.

Pretoria - The 28th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Monday at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that there is no shortage of Cisplatin drug for cancer patients.