South Africa

Johannesburg – South Africans have been called to proudly wear the national team colours on Friday to celebrate Team South Africa’s achievement at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Cape Town – When Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks arrived at Nyanga East township in Cape Town to hand over a house to 74-year-old Egnas Dyidi, the pensioner – who is bedridden due to an illness – she took out her handkerchief and sobbed uncontrollably.

Eliminating poverty and reducing inequality in South Africa will require the collective and collaborative effort of government, business and communities, says Deputy Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Pretoria – The South African music industry is in for exciting times, as the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has announced developments that will help local talent to shine.

Pretoria – South African air cargo security systems have received the nod from the European Union (EU) as well as the United States’ Transport Security Administration (TSA).

Pretoria - Provincial governments in the areas affected by Tuesday’s earth tremor have taken the necessary measures to ensure the safety of residents and workers by assessing buildings.

Pretoria – Health Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will today hold an extraordinary meeting to deliberate on the state of readiness and develop a common approach in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Pretoria – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says disciplinary action will be taken against officials found guilty of irregular and wasteful expenditure in his department.

Pretoria - Debate on the privatisation of power utility Eskom is misguided, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown.

Pretoria - About 26 families from Khuma location in Stilfontein, east of Klerksdorp, whose homes were badly damaged by Tuesday’s earth tremor, are receiving temporary accommodation and basic needs from government.

Washington – South Africa has welcomed the commitment by President Barack Obama to support the continuation and enhancement of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

Washington – US President Barack Obama has announced a massive 33 billion US dollars in new financing to promote US exports to and investment in Africa.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has announced measures to stem gang violence in the country.

Cape Town – Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the opening of a solar panel manufacturing plant in Cape Town is good for job creation and has the potential to create secondary industries.

Pretoria - At least one fatal incident has been reported so far following the earth tremor that hit different parts of South Africa.