South Africa

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, says the sacrifices made by the women of 1956 paved the way to a free and democratic South Africa.

Pretoria - The newly built Natalspruit Hospital has welcomed a new life on the first day of its operations.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has expressed concern over the dismissal of some cast members of television soap opera, Generations.

Pretoria - Current Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Director General Tshediso Matona has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of power parastatal, Eskom.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour says interventions taken to improve the social security and welfare of children have resulted in government being able to reduce the bane of child labour.

During Women’s Month a light is shone on the various issues which confront women on a daily basis. What inevitably emerges is a mixed bag of the successes and challenges that still confront women.

Pretoria – The Basic Education Department says preparations for the 2014 Annual National Assessments (ANA) are at an advanced stage.

Pretoria - South Africa’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated to 6.3% year-on-year in July, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department has appealed to communities of Riverlea and Daveyton not to disrupt schooling in those areas.

Pretoria – The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, has promised the residents of Giyani in Limpopo access to water by the end of September.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Services (SARS) says government is losing out on more than R3 million in excise and Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue annually due to the illegal trade in tobacco.

Pretoria - The three men arrested in connection with the rape, robbery and murder of a pensioner will appear in the Tiyani Magistrate’s Court today.

Pretoria – The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed the approval to allow hearing impaired pupils to choose sign language as a first language.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has told Ministers, Premiers and Mayors, who are part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC), that they must jointly attend to delivery matters with speed and a problem-solving culture.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) considers the local banking sector to be healthy and robust and does not agree with the decision of rating agency Moody’s Investor Service to downgrade four of the country’s biggest banks.