South Africa

Pretoria - The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to be held next year, will take place in Johannesburg it has been announced.

Johannesburg – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the success in crafting the national minimum wage should be that inequality is reduced, people are lifted out of poverty and there is an impact on unemployment.

Cape Town - The Gugulethu Youth Development Council (GYDC) says it plans to establish a community radio station for the youth of Gugulethu in Cape Town.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor is expected to travel to Vienna, Austria, this weekend where she will participate at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Conference.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed three board members for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Weziwe Thusi has challenged South African youth formations to lead campaigns against underage forced marriages, saying they have a disastrous impact on their education, health and emotional wellbeing.

Pretoria - The Presidency says it is disappointed with the developments that took place in the National Assembly on Thursday, where President Jacob Zuma was yet again prevented from fulfilling his constitutional mandate to report to the public through the National Assembly.

Pretoria - Since December last year, the availability of Eskom’s plant performance has improved from 65 percent to 75 percent, Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, said.

Gugulethu - The youth of Gugulethu are expected to use their interactive dialogue session with Communications Minister Faith Muthambi to get more information on how they can establish their own community radio station.

Pretoria – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has visited the Curro Foundation School in Roodeplaat, in Pretoria East, following new allegations of racial segregation involving learners in Grade 1.

Pretoria - Government has gazetted the South Africa-Mauritius tax treaty which came into force at the end of May, said National Treasury.

Pretoria - Operation Fiela, a countrywide operation aimed at maintaining safety and stability within the communities, continues to yield positive results in the Free State.

Pretoria - The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has extended the due date set for Members of Parliament (MPs) to declare their financial and other private interests.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Legislature will be hosting their 2015 Youth Parliament this morning.