South Africa

Pretoria - Northern Cape youth have been called to participate in a public finance management learnership programme.

It was our icon, the late former President Nelson Mandela, who made the profound statement: “The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility.”

Water is critical for the country’s socio-economic development. So when a drought occurs, it impacts on all levels of society, from food production to the provision of water to households. This is currently the reality in number of provinces, especially KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa on Monday refurbished and furnished the home of 82-year-old Vumile Ndlebende of Fort Jackson, in the Eastern Cape, as part of commemorating Mandela Day.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa will join the international community in commemorating the Nelson Mandela Day by making a difference in the lives of South Africans through its flagship programme, Play Your Part.

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will today conduct an oversight visit to some of the areas affected by the current drought in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, in partnership with the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM), will on Friday commemorate the International Nelson Mandela Day with a range of activities at Mdantsane.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy will today host a status briefing on South Africa’s nuclear build programme.

Pretoria - There is currently no load shedding taking place with power utility Eskom continuing to perform plant maintenance.

Pretoria - Acting Director-General of the Department of Communications, Ndivhuho Munzhelele, will be the keynote speaker at the Public Sector Manager (PSM) Forum on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Kimberly, Northern Cape, later today.

Pretoria - Two men, a senior immigration officer at the Home Affairs’ Pretoria Office and a Pakistani national appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday, police said.

Pretoria - Tourism is a job creating industry and if done right, it can have a positive socio-economic impact in villages, townships and small dorpies.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Beijing, China, for an official visit, the Presidency said on Monday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the participation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at Parliament during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this year should not be viewed or interpreted as a deployment, but a ceremonial traditional practice.

Johannesburg - South Africans have been watching a lot of international television content and this should change once the country switches off its analogue signal and moves to a digital broadcasting system, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.