South Africa

Pretoria- Due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity, Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding this afternoon.

Pretoria – South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) R2.2 billion infrastructure programme in the Eastern Cape will help prepare the region for integrated growth and development, says SANRAL’S CEO Nazir Alli.

Pretoria - Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga Cwele says he agrees with the Public Service Commission’s recommendation that there should be an independent inquiry into the management affairs of the department.

Pretoria - One of South Africa’s most dangerous roads, the Moloto Road which runs north of Pretoria and passes through three provinces, has been incorporated into the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) road network.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this afternoon visit the family of the slain Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) member, Simon Mabatamela.

Pretoria - Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Hoang Trung Hai, is in South Africa on an official visit and is expected to hold discussions with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on issues of mutual interest on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) has extended the deadline for written submissions from all stakeholders in all government departments and in public entities to 31 August 2015.

Pretoria – Government has come to the aid of 4 021 families living in De Doorns in the Western Cape, whose bread winners are mostly seasonal farm workers.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has written to the office of the Auditor General to request the chapter 9 state institution to conduct a forensic investigation into alleged financial and tender irregularities at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will release South Africa’s first Status of Women Report, as part of the Women’s Day celebrations on Sunday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has strongly condemned the recent killings of police officers and has called on the public to work with law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime and the creation of safer communities.

Pretoria - The power system is stable and Eskom is not currently load shedding, the power utility said on Monday morning.

Accra - South African Airways (SAA) has launched a new direct flight from Accra to Washington DC, beginning on Monday.

Pretoria - The deployment of environmental monitors to areas facing high incidents of poaching has played a demonstrable role in combating this crime, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has paid tribute to game rangers who work at the coalface of conservation in South Africa.