South Africa

Pretoria – Government is on a mission to end water wastage caused by leaks, which leads to the country losing 37% of this precious natural resource per annum.

Mbombela - Motorists travelling between Mpumalanga's capital city and Gauteng through the N4 can expect to reach their destinations in time, following the completion of the Schoemanskloof Rehabilitation Project.

Johannesburg – Eskom CEO Brian Dames says the country’s power system remains “vulnerable” but unplanned outages will reduce going into winter.

Pretoria - The Presidency on Friday rejected claims that President Jacob Zuma is not available to answer questions in Parliament.

Pretoria - The appointment of 54 new research chairs is expected to strengthen the ability of the country’s universities to produce high-quality postgraduate students, research and innovation outputs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided not to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to probe the match-fixing allegations involving matches Bafana Bafana played before the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Boksburg – Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty says discipline is not the sole responsibility of teachers, but society as a whole should join hands with educators to instil discipline at schools.

Pretoria – Military veterans now have access to critical benefits such as housing, health, education, burial support and pensions among other things, thanks to the Military Veterans Benefits Regulations (MVBR).

Pretoria - During this Human Rights month, government encourages parents and communities at large to educate their children on their rights, as enshrined in the Constitution.

Boksburg – The efforts of the country’s finest educators were recognised in a glittering awards ceremony last night, held in Boksburg, on the East Rand.

Johannesburg – Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says the international friendly played between five-time world champs Brazil and Bafana Bafana is a great display of South Africa’s prowess as host of sporting events.

Pretoria- International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has concluded her working visit to Geneva, Switzerland, where she participated in the high-level segment of the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC).

Pretoria - Eskom is in a much better position to manage load shedding than in the last episode in 2008, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday.

Pretoria – South Africa is participating in one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB), which is currently underway in Berlin, Germany.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies will hold talks with food processing companies on Friday to share views on how the agro-processing sector can be expanded to stimulate job creation.