South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished his former spokesperson, Mac Maharaj, a speedy recovery after undergoing surgery.

Maseru - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has arrived in Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, for bilateral engagements regarding mitigating cross border radio frequency spectrum interference as a result of implementing the digital migration programme.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says efforts to turn around the performance of the national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has begun to bear fruit.

Pretoria – Social Development Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane – Zulu, will lend her support to the PinkDrive team and join its stand at the Comrades Marathon Expo this weekend.

Pretoria- Power utility Eskom said there is currently no planned load shedding as it has enough generating capacity to meet the electricity demand.

Pretoria - Police efforts to curb rhino poaching at the Kruger National Park continue to yield positive results.

Pretoria - A joint raid, conducted under Operation Fiela, saw 29 people being arrested for various offences in Bloemfontein in the Free State this morning.

Pretoria - The South African business delegation that is on an outward trade and investment mission (OTIM) to Peru is confident that the mission will be a success, the Department of Trade and Industry says.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has over the past year achieved a 92% conviction rate in cases it handed over to the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) to prosecute, involving tax and customs-related crimes.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this afternoon reply to issues raised by Members of Parliament during the Presidency Budget Vote yesterday.

Pretoria - The Department of Human Settlements says it has not established an inquiry into the renovations of the City of Cape Town council flats.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced that the Marikana report will be released before the end of June.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said government has shown its commitment to youth development and empowerment by placing the function within the Presidency.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said government continues to implement the energy intervention plan as the current electricity situation is a serious constraint to economic growth.

Cape Town – As of 1 June 2015, all minors travelling to and from the Republic of South Africa will be required to produce an “unabridged birth certificate”, Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni said on Tuesday.