South Africa

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a seven-person panel to advise on an appropriate level at which the national minimum wage can be set.

Pretoria - The office of Minister Jeff Radebe has refuted claims made during the interview of Deputy Public Protector, Advocate Kevin Malunga, for the position of Public Protector.

Pretoria – South Africans should actively join in the rest of the global community in celebrating International Youth Day.

The successful local government elections held on August 3 build on the solid foundation laid by local government in the past 15 years. In this time remarkable progress has been made in accelerating the provision of basic services to the poor.

Pretoria - Eskom has reached a two-year wage agreement with its trade unions, which effectively brings an end to this week’s illegal strike action.

Pretoria – The innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) to accurately predict drought-stricken environments has proved to be a winning formula for a young Free State researcher.

Pretoria – The Department of Transport is busy on a process to standardise, as well as improve, the security features of the South African motor vehicle number plate.

Pretoria - Members of the extradition unit of Interpol have arrested a wanted United States fugitive, who has been on the run since 2009.

Pretoria - South Africa’s strengthening rand has made a contribution to the country regaining the title of the continent’s largest economy in nominal terms.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says it is pleased with the attendance at schools in the Vuwani area and that schools that were severely damaged by fires are going an extra mile to ensure that the catch up process begins.

Pretoria - Water outages in Agisang and Sannieshof in the North West have been resolved and water supply is now fully restored, said the Department of Water and Sanitation.

Pretoria - Eskom has been ranked sixth in the world in an index of the most gender-diverse power utilities.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to attend the annual conference of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ), which will take place in Cape Town, on Friday.

Pretoria - The nomination process for the next Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and eight Commissioners of the African Union (AU) Commission has been re-opened.

Pretoria - Communities across the country are set to benefit from the services of the re-established Department of Water and Sanitation’s call centre.