South Africa

Pretoria – Eskom says load shedding will continue today.

Pretoria - The partnership between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Primedia Group, via the collaboration between Crime Stop and Crime Line – is continuing to yield successes in the fight against crime.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday lead the South African delegation to the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (AU Summit) to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Let us make 2015 the year of unity and cooperation amongst all South Africans, as we continue to transform our beautiful country into the prosperous one described in the Constitution, the Freedom Charter and the National Development Plan,’’ said President Jacob Zuma in his new year address.

Pretoria - The Presidency has confirmed that President Jacob Zuma has received the resignation of the Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Advocate Vas Soni.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) this week will become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System) which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has cancelled flights to and from New York, due to bad weather, it said.

Pretoria - Eskom on Monday implemented stage one load shedding due to unforeseen technical problems at power stations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says he sent back the Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill to the National Assembly last week, because as it stands, it does not pass constitutional muster.

Pretoria - At least 90 of the 178 arrested looters from Soweto and Kagiso are expected to appear in court this morning.

Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) says it has noted allegations that rules around the designation of solar water heater components are killing the industry.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has urged foreign traders affected by the recent Soweto looting to be organised and not to break the law by seeking revenge.

Soweto - Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, says the recent looting of shops mainly owned by foreign nationals in Soweto was not xenophobic, but a criminal activity by young people.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana faces an uphill battle to beat the much fancied Ghana with more than three goals to advance to the knock-out stage of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) in Equatorial Guinea.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the government and the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the passing of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.