South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has invited design students to enter the National Furniture Design Competition.

Pretoria - Government has taken note of the decisions by two rating agencies, saying it recognises the need to steer the country’s economic growth trajectory onto a more robust course.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday deliver an address at the Day of Reconciliation celebrations in Ncome in KwaZulu-Natal as part of promoting reconciliation and nation building in the country.

Pretoria – The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma has received a letter from the Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete, asking him to consider suspending the chairperson of the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Ellen Tshabalala.

Pretoria – Thousands of people of all ages participated in the Mandela Remembrance Walk, which took place in Pretoria this weekend.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi today gave Christmas gifts to five families that are heavily burden by poverty.

Pretoria – Christmas came early for about 300 families in Lady Selbourne, north of Pretoria, when they received new homes.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says South Africa remains committed to the role it is playing in efforts to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health has called on parents and caregivers to take children between six months and 15 years to the nearest clinic for a measles vaccination.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to unite and work together in addressing the issues that are facing the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training has urged potential students to verify the accreditation of any private college or university before enrolling for studies.

Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, is in Brussels for the all-important 100th session of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group ministerial council meeting.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will undertake a working visit to Equatorial Guinea this weekend.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed four new judges to serve in different courts in the country.

Pretoria - Although the power system is expected to be tight over the next few days, the risk of load shedding is low due to increased plant availability, says Eskom.