South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished all South Africans a pleasant, peaceful, safe and spiritually uplifting Easter weekend.

Pretoria - The South African government has joined the international community in strongly condemning the terrorist attacks that took place on Tuesday in Brussels in Belgium.

Pretoria - Eskom will step up its maintenance plans in preparation for the higher demand in winter, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department has called international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the Easter holidays, to comply with the country’s import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products.

Pretoria - Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached new record levels in 2015, says the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Pretoria - Law enforcement authorities have intensified their operations in preparation for an increase in traffic volumes expected from tomorrow, says The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

Pretoria - Transnet Engineering has delivered the first batch of passenger coaches engineered and manufactured at its centres of excellence in Pretoria and Cape Town to Botswana Railways, the entity said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has urged the beneficiaries of the Lower Tugela Bulk Water Supply Scheme to save and reuse water.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has congratulated the renowned South African film producer, Anant Singh, for receiving the first Lionel Ngakane Lifetime Achievement Award from the RapidLion Film Festival.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has applauded Ntandoyenkosi Kunene for winning Miss South Africa 2016.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has resumed flights to the Douala International Airport in Cameroon following the reopening of the airport on 21 March 2016.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has congratulated television and radio presenter Rhulani Baloyi on her win at the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas).

Durban- South Africans have been encouraged to learn the values and importance of peace in order to live in a non-racial South Africa.

Boksburg – Government is going all out to ensure that when juvenile inmates leave correctional centres, they leave with skills that will help them contribute positively to society.

Durban – President Jacob Zuma has at the Human Rights Day celebrations in Durban earlier today announced that government has drafted a national action plan to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.