South Africa

Pretoria- Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late soccer legend Steve “Kalamazoo” Mokone.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has assigned the Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko as well as State Security Minister David Mahlobo to work with the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government to deal with the violence that has broken out in some parts of Durban.

Pretoria-Arms company Denel is gearing up to participate at the LAAD 2015 trade and exhibitions show in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, it said on Sunday.

Pretoria- Power utility Eskom began implementing stage two load-shedding on Sunday due to a shortage of electricity generation capacity.

Pretoria- Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has appealed to the community of Reitz in the Free State to partner with government in embracing science as a tool for change in society.

It’s official. The Chris Hani memorial site in Boksburg has been declared a National Heritage site with President Jacob Zuma on Friday saying it will teach generations of South Africans about the late Communist Party leader’s legacy.

Pretoria-Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has interacted with the youth of Springbok in the Northern Cape as part of imbizo focus week.

Transport Minister Dupio Peters says government intends to find a solution to the Harrismith Hub and N3 De Beers Pass developments.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women Susan Shabangu has pleaded to communities to break the silence of abuse

Pretoria – Experts in cyber technology say care must be taken to balance the advancement of technology with safeguarding national security.

Pretoria - South Africa says the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has had a positive impact on both South Africa and the US, and should therefore be renewed.

Pretoria – Eskom says it has notified all parties who are likely to be adversely affected as the company contemplates interrupting bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting municipalities across the country from 5 June 2015.

Betty’s Bay – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says the new Stony Point Eco-Centre in Betty’s Bay, in the Western Cape, is an important asset to tourism which will contribute towards efforts to conserve endangered species.

Pretoria – South Africa and Spain will hold their 10th annual consultations in Madrid.

Pretoria – The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has condemned the vandalism of the statue of former British monarch Queen Victoria.