South Africa

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that he has divested from the Shanduka Group and holds no mining interests.

Walvis Bay - The level at which South Africans are embracing digital migration indicates their eagerness to get decoders known as Set Top Boxes (STB’s) to enjoy crystal clear quality pictures, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations in respect of certain affairs of the Eastern Cape Department of Education, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - Government has reiterated the view that all the deaths that occurred in Marikana in August 2012 should be equally condemned.

Pretoria - As the country commemorates 60 years of the Freedom Charter, Brand South Africa has called on all South Africans to play their part in moving the country towards socio-economic growth and development.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pamela Tshwete, is leading a South African delegation of technical officials and engineers to the Water Resources Infrastructure Conference in Zimbabwe.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) probe into the affairs of the Department of Rural Development and Land Affairs, says the Presidency.

Pretoria – The Presidency says it is regrettable that the public was not given the true picture of President Jacob Zuma’s visit to the Tshwane University of Technology, in Soshanguve, by some sections of the media.

Pretoria – Eskom says it has adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity at the moment and therefore there is no load shedding currently taking place.

Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Faith Mazibuko has conveyed condolences to the families of two toddlers who died when a fire broke out at a flat in Hillbrow, on Monday.

Pretoria - South African youth ought to be more entrepreneurial in their employment outlook, as opposed to merely being job seekers.

Pretoria – Students have raised their concerns regarding access to financial aid and studying and living conditions at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) during a visit by President Jacob Zuma to the university’s Soshanguve campus.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health has asked the Kalafong Hospital to investigate the state of cleanliness at its facilities.

Soshanguve – Students at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), in Soshanguve, say the visit by President Jacob Zuma has showed that government cares and that the current problems they have would be addressed.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Communications has officially closed the legal opinion that was sought following the removal of three Board Members of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).