Pretoria – Professor Njabulo Ndebele, Chairman of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, says he is deeply saddened at the loss of Nadine Gordimer, calling her South Africa’s grande dame of literature and friend of Nelson Mandela.
Johannesburg - The Red Ants will give the Gauteng Human Settlements Department 48 hours before executing an eviction.
Johannesburg – The newly established Visa Facilitation Centres will not only make the process of applying for visas much easier, but their existence will contribute to job creation.
Pretoria - Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications has been closely monitoring developments at the SABC, including the recent appointment of the COO at the public broadcaster.
Pretoria – Twenty nine visually impaired people, in Pietermaritzburg, have been given Victor Readers, also known as audio book players, to help them better access information.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans to take part in the "Operation Clean Up for Madiba" campaign to commemorate Nelson Mandela Day.
Thohoyandou – A local floor polishing project, just outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo, is set to shine from the financial assistance they will receive from the Vhembe Municipality.
Cape Town – The country’s economy has battled to fully recover from the impact of the 2009 recession due to low productivity in the mining and manufacturing sectors.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, who is already in Brazil, will join leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China, which make up the BRICS grouping, for their sixth summit.
Thohoyandou – National Imbizo Focus Week has officially kicked off, with government getting in touch with communities from Thohoyandou in Limpopo.
Pretoria – Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, says the vision outlined in the AU Agenda 2063 can only be achieved through involving African youth.
Pretoria - The Department of Women has allayed concerns on reports about talks in the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency to withdraw the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality (WEGE) Bill.
Pretoria - The National Department of Transport has declared a number of roads in Limpopo as national roads.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma had no role to play in the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the Chief Operations Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the Presidency said.
Pretoria – Young people have urged government to involve them in policy making platforms and decisions that are aimed at addressing issues that affect them.
