South Africa

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has described the late rugby player Jonah Lomu as one of the greatest players of our time.

Pretoria – Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson says young people need to be given the opportunity to learn the skills needed to preserve the environment.

Pretoria - The Hawks have come up with a new strategy to address the recent spate of police killings.

Pretoria – Government, through the Mkhambathini Local Municipality, will ensure that the Cato Ridge farmer who has turned his dwelling into a refugee camp, adheres to the municipal by-laws or face the might of the law.

Pretoria - South Africa and the Netherlands have added their voices to the international community in condemning the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has assured the public that patient management was not compromised after power cuts at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

Pretoria – The City of Ekurhuleni has committed to creating conducive conditions for investors to do business in the area.

Pretoria – A task team has been set up to investigate how a Life Sciences matric exam paper was leaked in Limpopo, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - South Africa has joined the call to raise awareness around the need to preserve the power of antibiotics through their appropriate and rational use.

Pretoria – A partnership between the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and National Skills Fund (NSF) is helping to equip offenders with skills.

Pretoria - Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu is expected to join thousands of sisters and misters at the 10th annual 1st for Women Sisters with Blisters protest walk with Jacaranda FM.

Pretoria - KwaDukuza Municipality and Group Five have reached a power deal that will see construction activities resume at Avon Peaking power plant outside Shakaskraal, in KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast.

Pretoria - The strong bilateral relations between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho have a direct impact on the lives of citizens whether the issue is trade or Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), says Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) acting Director General Donald Liphoko.

Pretoria - South Africa and the United States have signed a poultry veterinary trade protocol.

Johannesburg – While Gauteng has not declared drought as a disaster, the province is pulling all the stops to save its available water and to have an efficient provincial response to the water challenge.