South Africa

Pretoria - Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson has welcomed Thabane Zulu as the new Director General of the department.

Pretoria - Eskom has warned the general public about a scam that is currently taking place in Lephalale in Limpopo.

Cape Town – Margaret Adonis was overcome with joy shortly after International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo handed over a new house to the Rondevlei resident.

Pretoria – The communication failure that caused flight delays at the OR Tambo (ORT) International Airport recently has been resolved.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will continue to support science and technology innovations.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has foiled an attempt by a group of individuals to defraud the fiscus of R266 million, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) and the office of the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal have launched the Citizen Satisfaction Survey (CSS) which will help the office of the Premier make informed decisions to improve the lives of citizens in the province.

Pretoria – The public has been advised by the Gauteng Department of Health to get their eyes tested regularly to avoid eye complications which could lead to blindness.

Pretoria - Water shortages will soon be a distant memory for the community of Colesberg in the Northern Cape thanks to the R153 million Colesberg Bulk Water Supply Scheme.

Pretoria - Government has committed itself to continue extending the much needed basic, critical, essential services and development to the people in the Vuwani, Thohoyandou in Limpopo.

Pretoria - More than 5400 troops are expected to arrive in South Africa from next week for the African Union (AU) field training exercise Amani Africa II - a Kiswahili phrase meaning “peace in Africa”.

Pretoria – Government has on Wednesday called on all road users to exercise caution on the roads and obey traffic rules.

Pretoria - Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says there has been a substantial increase in passengers travelling on the Gautrain since the launch of the City of Johannesburg’s EcoMobility World Festival, last week.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development and Administration, Buti Manamela, has announced the expansion of the Task Team of the National Youth Service Programme (NYSP).

Pretoria – Reading will ensure that South Africa’s diversity and unique heritage unites the nation, says Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi.