South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared the first decade of their Bi-National Commission a “resounding success”.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says government’s efforts to restore the dignity of the residents of Langa through the roll-out of integrated human settlements have paid off.

Pretoria – Former paralympian Oscar Pistorius will be placed under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015, the Department of Correctional Services has announced.

Pretoria – The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) is to embark on an intensive campaign to educate beneficiaries about unauthorised deductions on their social grant payments.

Pretoria - Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has stepped down as chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Public Service and Public Entities.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy has received its first unqualified audit with no findings from the office of the Auditor General, since its inception in 2009.

Johannesburg - One in 29 women in South Africa are likely to suffer from breast cancer and the average goes up to one in eight women in urban areas, according to the Breast Health Foundation of South Africa.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has published the draft Biodiversity Economy Strategy for public comment in the Government Gazette.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture will host a public hearing this weekend to discuss the revision of the 1996 White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged construction companies to avoid tragic accidents, following Wednesday’s bridge collapse on the M1 freeway in Sandton.

Pretoria - Over R16 million in crystal meth was discovered at OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) this week, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation is expecting to conduct 200 evaluations a year across government in five years’ time.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation, in partnership with the Department of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), will today join the world in celebrating Global Handwashing Day.

Pretoria - Eskom has welcomed the recommendations by the CRL Rights Commission and the heritage specialists regarding the disturbed graves at the Medupi power station in Limpopo.

Pretoria – Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, has welcomed the judgment in the North Gauteng High Court dismissing an application by Ferdi Barnard to review the Minister’s decision to decline his release on parole and for the court to order his immediate release.