South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow open the third Presidential Local Government Summit, in Johannesburg, to discuss challenges and interventions facing municipalities.

Pretoria – The Director General at National Treasury, Lungisa Fuzile, will leave Treasury next month.

Pretoria - Several local companies are participating in the Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) trade fair, which is underway in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Pretoria – More than R4 billion has been paid to South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries this month, says the Department of Social Development.

Pretoria - More than 700 sector stakeholders and officials from all spheres of government and private sector have headed the call to improve tourism planning at local government level.

Pretoria - Eskom and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) have signed a three-year power supply agreement.

Pretoria – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says buying local has never been more important as the country pushes to industrialise its economy.

Pretoria - While South Africa has its challenges, the country should not be despondent following announcements made by rating agencies, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday.

Soshanguve – Social grant beneficiary, Stephina Nkoatse, from Soshanguve breathed a sigh of relief, on Tuesday morning, after collecting her grant at Falala Community Hall Block, in Soshanguve Block F.

Pretoria - Transnet has officially launched it’s the first ever train which it designed, engineered and manufactured.

Pretoria – Government remains committed to a measured fiscal consolidation that stabilises the rise in public debt, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – The new Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has used his maiden speech to boost the morale of the South African Police Service (SAPS) officers.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has payed tribute to the late Deputy Mayor of Richmond Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, Thandazile Phoswa.

Pretoria - No fatalities have been reported in the North West province following an earthquake which shook parts of the province on Monday.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has refuted claims raised by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on behalf of beneficiaries, who reportedly did not get their social grants at Rabasotho Community Centre in Tembisa on Monday.