South Africa

Pretoria - Government has welcomed a R4 billion loan granted to Eskom by the German Development Bank (KfW).

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has welcomed an additional R24 million from the National Disaster Management Centre to be used for drought relief in the province’s long-suffering municipalities.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe, says he will submit a report with recommendations to President Jacob Zuma and the relevant Ministers on how to improve service delivery at Centurion Licensing Department and Etwatwa Police Station.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs’ SA Agulhas II embarked on her third logistical and scientific voyage to Marion Island on Thursday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says radical economic transformation and inclusive growth remain core priorities for government.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela has urged staff at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to not become complacent when working with young people who are looking for job opportunities.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa will on Saturday launch the People and Parks projects -- worth more than R208 million -- in collaboration with the Limpopo Tourism Agency.

Pretoria - Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will today host an imbizo in Bela Bela, Limpopo, that will focus on the economic empowerment of women.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riyah Phiyega has commended SAPS ballistics analyst, Major Chris Mangena, for his contribution to a successful conviction in the case of the Westbury toddler, who was killed last year.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson on Thursday launched environmental protection and infrastructure programmes in Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality in the Northern Cape.

Rustenburg – Transport Deputy Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says South Africans must take all measures to ensure their own safety around railways.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, has heeded the South African National Blood Service’s call for South Africans to donate blood.

Pretoria – The Hawks have received 80 branded vehicles to support the work they do in fighting serious organised crimes.

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor yesterday unveiled a R30 million “cleanroom” facility at Mintek's Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) in Johannesburg.

Pretoria – The Ndlambe Community Project, which will promote rural tourism growth, has been launched in the Eastern Cape.