South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa’s Claude Moshiywa on Sunday won the 88th Comrades Marathon.

Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has warned residents of possible load shedding due to the increased demand of electricity as temperatures begin to drop.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has conveyed his condolences following the death of soccer player Rashid Khan.

Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Minister, Elizabeth Thabethe, is in Qatar with a business delegation to participate in the World Cup Legacy Exhibition hosted by the department.

Cape Town – As South Africa gets ready to mark the centenary of the 1913 Natives Land Act, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says South Africans must collectively work to undo the wrongs of the past, which have led to inequity in issues of land distribution.

Pietermaritzburg – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety & Liaison Willies Mchunu has announced that in this financial year, the department will create about 5 439 920 days of employment, which equates to 58 840 jobs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Japan to participate in the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-V) to be held in Yokohama, the Presidency said on Friday.

Pretoria – South Africa’s trade deficit widened in April to R15.02 billion, after more imports were recorded this month compared to March, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Friday.

Pretoria- Motorists will be pleased to learn that the petrol price is to decrease by 8cents a litre as of next week.

Pretoria - The Nelspruit Regional Court has sentenced a rhino poacher to 11 years imprisonment.

Pretoria - South Africa will for the second time host the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) conference from 4 – 7 June.

Mbombela - More than R550 million has been set aside to build new hospitals and upgrade existing medical facilities in Mpumalanga.

Mbombela - More than R1 billion has been set aside for healthcare in Mpumalanga, says Health MEC Candith Mashego-Dlamini.

Johannesburg - The first group of school-going athletes, who received the Ministerial Sport Bursary Scheme, represent the potential of future champions of South Africa, says Sport and Recreation Director-General, Alec Moemi.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the department is finalising the process of establishing a Health Processing Centre to help eliminate the challenges of supplier payments.