The African Union (AU) believes Africa will have a united and functioning single military by the end of this year as leaders on Monday pledged to accelerate the operationalisation of the African Standby Force (ASF).
The African Union (AU) has announced that it will soon dispatch a 50-member observer mission to Burundi to assess the presidential elections scheduled for 15 July in that country. Parliamentary vote will be held on June 19.
Johannesburg - African Union (AU) leaders were still locked in a meeting on Monday afternoon as they prepare to announce to the continent their decisions following an intense week of deliberations by delegates at the 25th Summit of the continental body held in Johannesburg.
Pretoria - No load shedding is anticipated this evening as there is enough generating capacity to meet the electricity demand, Eskom said on Monday.
Pretoria - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Siphosezwe Masango, has voiced concerns on the court application to the North Gauteng High Court to force the South African government to arrest Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir.
Pretoria - Government has noted rating agency Standard and Poor’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long and short term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings at ‘BBB-/A-3’ and ‘BBB+/A-2’, respectively.
Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has pledged to nurture and develop black business, entrepreneurs and industrialists as well as women and youth.
Pretoria - Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies is back in the country following his visit to France and Egypt.
Pretoria - A group of 28 manufacturers have left for China to acquire skills using the three-month shoe design and manufacturing techniques capacity building programme, said the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).
Johannesburg - The African Union (AU) believes it could achieve its Agenda 2063 goal of a prosperous and technologically-advanced continent at peace with itself if leaders speed up the process of integration and adopt the continental Free Trade Area proposals.
Pretoria - South Africa’s Constitution protects the rights of all people living within the country, South Africans and foreign nationals alike, says President Jacob Zuma.
Johannesburg - There was a delay in the start of the African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit in Johannesburg. The ceremony was scheduled to start at 9am but by 11am proceedings had not yet started.
Johannesburg - Eskom has apologised to its customers for the inconvenience caused by load shedding on Friday, especially in areas where power cuts took longer.
Johannesburg - As African leaders continue to grow their countries’ economies, they will together eradicate poverty and massively reduce unemployment, says South African President Jacob Zuma.
Johannesburg - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has welcomed the agreement reached between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Boxing South Africa (BSA) to bring South African boxing back to the larger South African viewers.
