South Africa

Pretoria – Seven teenage girls, aged between 18 and 20 years, were rescued from a brothel in Bloemfontein’s CBD, the Hawks said.

Pretoria – A total of 2 000 fire fighters have been working tirelessly to put out the fires that have engulfed parts of the Cape Town, South Peninsula, for the past four days, the Department of Environmental Affairs said.

Cape Town – From taking questions on rural development and education to explaining the model of Operation Phakisa, President Jacob Zuma took some time out of his busy schedule to take calls from the listeners of community radio stations across South Africa on Wednesday night.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress has been made in the South Sudan peace talks that South Africa was part of and that there could be a possible breakthrough soon.

Pretoria - The provincial government of Limpopo will this morning unveil the Limpopo Human Resource Development Council (LHRDC) in Polokwane.

Pretoria - The public is being asked to comment on a proposal for a temporary reduction in employers and employees’ contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) while keeping benefits unchanged, said the Ministry of Finance.

Pretoria - Final year design students and established designers across South Africa have been called to enter for the National Furniture Design Competition.

Pretoria - The construction of an iconic dedicated walking and cycling bridge across the M1 near the Grayston off-ramp was celebrated with an official sod turning ceremony by the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The new National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board, also known as the DNA board, has hit the ground running and has agreed to conduct a field trip to the South African Police Service National Forensics Science Laboratory within the next four weeks.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has introduced new office hours to improve services to the public.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has challenged the 30% Club Southern Africa to increase its targets for women representation.

Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training says it is making headway in increasing the number of students with disabilities in the post-education and training system (PSET).

Pretoria - The national Food and Nutrition Security Plan will be ready for implementation this month, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Minister of Mineral Resources Adv. Ngoako Ramatlhodi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canada on cooperation in mining and mineral development on behalf of the South African government.

Pretoria - South African Airways Cargo has won the African Cargo Airline of the Year Award.