South Africa

Pretoria - Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s will today make its decision public on South Africa’s credit rating.

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan once spoke about the importance of creating safe environments for children, saying: "There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they grow up in peace."

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will today lead a door-to-door registration campaign for government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) for qualifying indigent households in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga.

Rustenburg – The rock fall at Impala Platinum mine, in Rustenburg, is hampering rescue efforts to find the body that is still trapped underground.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has acknowledged the findings by Statistics South Africa on the delivery of the basic services of water and sanitation.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry has called on the electro-technical sector to participate in the West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Social Development has rescued a 21-year-old Malawian woman, who gave birth to twins prematurely on a bus to her home country.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says South Africa has a great deal to do to address low economic growth, improve competitiveness and create new products and services.

Pretoria - The voters’ roll has increased by 11.3 percent since the previous Local Government Elections in 2011, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).

Pretoria – A Nkuri resident’s dream of having a library in her village situated in Giyani, Limpopo, has come true.

Pretoria – The number of households that have access to piped water has increased from 56.3% in 2002 to 89.4% in 2015, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Executive Council in Limpopo has commended the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the good work done in ensuring that there is calm and stability in the province.

Pretoria- The Eastern Cape province has in the previous year recorded the highest number of fatalities at initiation schools compared to other provinces in the country.

Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has opened online applications for selected institutions for students who only need to register for second semester or trimester season to complete or continue their studies.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Des van Rooyen says parents must ensure that their loved ones return home safely by only using legal initiation schools.