South Africa

Pretoria – The community media sector will look into how they can deepen their role in keeping alive the legacy of the late President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Two indigent households in Mphambo village, outside Malamulele, will on Friday receive their own television sets as part of the Mandela Month programme.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will on Friday lead a South African delegation to a Coordinators’ Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing.

Pretoria - Fitch Ratings agency has aligned South Africa’s long-term local currency rating to long term foreign currency rating at BBB with a stable outlook, said National Treasury on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says it has been reassured by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) that steps are in place to prevent a reoccurrence of a programming error, which resulted in incorrect data being reported.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has launched a webpage to ensure that Gauteng citizens have access to all materials or publications on the practice of initiation.

Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged motorists and public transport drivers to be cautious on the roads as unfavourable weather conditions are set to spread throughout the country.

Pretoria - Five initiates from different initiation schools in Tshwane have lost their lives during the winter season.

Pretoria - With the current cold snap gripping the country, Eskom is confident that it will be able to keep the lights on as cold weather conditions persist.

Pretoria - South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane will lead the revenue service staff on a “Walk for Tax” initiative, in Durban.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces to advise him on the process followed by Parliament in passing the Expropriation Bill.

Pretoria - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has thanked all member departments and visitors for ensuring that the 21st International AIDS Conference was delivered successfully.

Pretoria – The Soweto Labour Centre situated at No 2 Khumalo main road, Orlando West, is closed, due to a break-in that took place last night.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Sihle Zikalala has unveiled a R16 million Customs Controlled Area (CCA) Gate Complex at the Industrial Development Zone in Richards Bay.

Pretoria - Two South African researchers from historically disadvantaged institutions are among the thousands of scientists attending the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF 2016), which kicked of last night in Manchester, in the United Kingdom.