Johannesburg - South Africans came out in their numbers today to participate in South Africa’s attempt to earn a Guinness World Record attempt for the most hand-knitted blankets in a charitable event. The attempt was championed by the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day initiative.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is locked in a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the country’s migration policy and to promote united action to deal with the current challenges facing South Africa.
Cape Town - Government will undertake a massive training programme for community radio and tv stations across the country to teach them how to produce content that will focus on immigration and unemployment.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his good wishes to his spokesperson and special advisor, Mac Maharaj.
Pretoria - South Africa has received credentials from Zhuldyz Akisheva, the newly-appointed Regional Representative for Southern Africa’s United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Pretoria - Provincial Chairperson for South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in Limpopo, Mogobo Magabe, has called on all South Africans to support a campaign against the recent spate of attacks on foreign nationals.
Cairo - An Egyptian Court on Tuesday sentenced former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to John “Shoes” Moshoeu, who died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
Pretoria - Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have hit the ground running as they helped police to conduct raids at hostels in Jeppestown in the Johannesburg CBD last night.
Pretoria - Western Cape Provincial Commissioner General Arno Lamoer and three brigadiers have been suspended with pay, police have confirmed.
Cape Town - The Portfolio Committee on Communications has commended the five-year strategic and annual plans tabled by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi in Parliament on Tuesday.
Cape Town - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is hoping to produce documentaries to sensitise the nation about the ills of the recent violent attacks on foreign nationals, says SABC Chief Operations Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.
Pretoria - Power parastatal Eskom will implement stage one load shedding as of 5pm this afternoon.
Pretoria - The tax system on the continent plays a substantive role as it is a tool for good governance and democracy, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday.
Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has deployed the army to Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, after a Zimbabwean couple was attacked and shot last night.
