South Africa

Pretoria - There is no crisis at Eskom, the company said on Monday.

Johannesburg - Although the prognosis for power supply over the festive season is not looking bad, Eskom on Monday did not rule out the possibility of load shedding.

Cape Town - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has exceeded targets for the number of jobs and youth enterprises it created over the past year.

Cape Town – The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has over the past year facilitated the creation and saving of 160 000 jobs.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Development Plan (LDP), which is aimed at bringing qualitative changes in the province’s economy, will take centre stage at the provincial summit to be held in Polokwane on Tuesday.

Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed marginally in the third quarter, said the Reserve Bank.

Pretoria - Growth in real gross domestic expenditure rose to 2.6% in the third quarter, said the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on Monday.

Pretoria - In an effort to position South Africa as a globally competitive destination that is open for business, the Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, is leading a South African delegation to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Pretoria – The South African National Parks has launched seven brand new chalets in the Agulhas National Park.

Pretoria - The body of South African teacher, Pierre Korkie, is expected to arrive in South Africa today.

President Jacob Zuma says South Africa remains grateful to the leadership of the late former President Nelson Mandela and has urged South Africans to continue to reflect on the many lessons that Madiba’s life presented to the nation.

The Department of Social Development says it has spent the past few weeks engaging the community of Katlehong Township in Ekurhuleni on the socio-economic challenges in the area and has found that the abuse of alcohol and drugs is rife in that community.

President Jacob Zuma has described his state visit to China as a tremendous and fruitful success.
President Zuma held official talks with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping during the two day visit in Beijing earlier this week.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in collaboration with the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has launched the People & Parks and Wildlife Economy projects worth over R256 million in Arconhoek, Mpumalanga.

Johannesburg - On the anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela’s passing, locals and international visitors flocked to his old Soweto home to remember the world icon.