South Africa

Pretoria - The Limpopo Provincial Executive Council (Exco) will soon visit protest-hit Malamulele to assess the cost of damage to property.

Pretoria - Eskom has today implemented stage two load-shedding due to a shortage of generation capacity.

Pretoria – A C130 military aircraft has departed South Africa with a team of military health personnel and forensic pathologists to Nigeria to repatriate more bodies that have remained in that country.

Pretoria - Eskom will move from stage 1 to stage 2 load-shedding at 2pm this afternoon, which is expected to continue until 10pm this evening.

Cape Town – Parliament Secretary Gengezi Mgidlana says this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will cost R4 million, which is a significant saving compared to last year’s February event.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday confirmed that Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official, has resigned from SARS with immediate effect.

Six South African Post Office employees who took part in the illegal strike which crippled postal operations in 2014, have been convicted of contempt of court.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura will on Friday convene a consultative session with all stakeholders to discuss the report of the Advisory Panel on the Socio-economic Impact of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and the e-tolls.

Pretoria - National carrier South African Airways (SAA) has been awarded a 4-Star rating for the thirteenth consecutive year.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday expressed concern over allegations of racism in schools across the province and condemned racial discrimination.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement load-shedding as of 10am this morning, it said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has rebuffed reports that water levels in De Hoop Dam near Steelpoort, in Limpopo, pose a flood risk.

Pretoria – A whopping R381 million has been set aside to upgrade the Brits Water Treatment Works (BWTW), which will bring to an end the water shortages that has recently sparked service delivery protests in Majakaneng.

When South Africans stand together, we are able overcome the odds. It is a characteristic that has long defined us as a nation. We demonstrated this tenacity when we successfully hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Eskom says the risk of load-shedding remains following load-shedding from last night.