South Africa

Pretoria- Mpumalanga Public Works, Roads and Transport MEC, Sasekani Manzini, will use her Budget Vote Speech on Tuesday to launch a massive War on Potholes programme.

Pretoria – A total of R68 million has been invested to refurbish an old Port Elizabeth building into a social housing project, says the Eastern Cape Human Settlements Department.

Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has welcomed the rescue of five girls who were used as sex slaves in Springs, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, who won the Iranian presidential elections on Friday.

Pretoria – K9 Petfoods, which is the first and only 100% black, female-owned player in the production of pet foods, opened the doors of their state of-the-art pet food factory premises in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Gift of the Givers will build a house for the parents of the late Coligny teenager who died following an assault for the alleged theft of a sunflower.

Pretoria - Government departments’ budget votes schedule will resume in Parliament on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has kick-started its Africa Week programme.

Pretoria - Officials from the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and provincial departments, as well as agencies responsible for the implementation of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are to receive training in China.

Pretoria - As the winter season takes grip of the country, Eskom is ready to keep the lights on.

Pretoria - The search for a 13-year-old girl, who had been reported missing, has been found alive at Park Station at the weekend, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has assured residents of Mayfield that service delivery has been prioritised and will be conducted with the utmost urgency.

Pretoria - Communications Deputy Minister Tandi Mahambehlala will today interact with the community of Beaufort West in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Andries Nel has participated in the Second International Conference on National Urban Policy, in France.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the first batch of students to graduate from the University of Mpumalanga to be innovative and to create new opportunities for inclusive development.