South Africa

Pretoria - Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has launched the Ngwaabe Integrated Energy Centre (IeC) in Limpopo, aimed at enhancing access to energy in rural areas.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi and Member of the Portfolio Committee on Communications, Moses Tseli, will hand over a new house to the Maruli child-headed family of four, at Ha-Matsa village, Limpopo, on Saturday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has an opportunity to rebuild Limpopo as a place of innovation, production and commerce.

Pretoria - Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Friday warned against fake Facebook accounts purported to belong to her.

Pretoria – The Department of Environmental Affairs held a workshop in Cape Town on Thursday to look into the opportunities that the ocean economy presents for South Africa and its international partners.

Pretoria - Regional integration has been flagged as an important component to fast-track the transformation of African cities into hubs of innovation.

Pretoria – South Africa and Lesotho on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of governance and public administration.

Pretoria - The first International Conference on Military Law in South Africa has raised public awareness of the importance of Military Law in a democracy.

Johannesburg - The Depart of Communications is aiming to complete the process of migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting at the end of 2018, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says South Africa will continue to invest in the required skills and capacity building to ensure the country’s expanding tourism industry remains vibrant.

Pretoria - The higher education sector will need to recruit at least 1 200 new academics per annum to respond to historical backlogs for staff attrition and to accommodate planned growth, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health has made progress in paying suppliers within 30 days.

Pretoria – Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has encouraged young people to tap into the development of local content, as the broadcasting and media industry has career opportunities.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received the interim report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa.

Pretoria – South Africa and Zimbabwe have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation across numerous fields, particularly trade, investment and finance.