South Africa

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it is working around the clock to help communities that were affected by the flash floods.

Polokwane - Member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on elections (IMC), Communications Minister Faith Muthambi, has expressed her satisfaction with Wednesday’s municipal by-elections voting process in Limpopo.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa has called on all citizens to support the digital #NoExcuses campaign to end violence against women and children by wearing a white ribbon for 16 days.

Pretoria - With the end of the 2016 tax season fast approaching, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is extending operating hours at its branches.

Pretoria - The Office of the Premier of the North West on Wednesday visited the family of two siblings, who passed away after consuming potato chips and water from a 25-litre container in Makgobistad.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has sent condolences to the family of the former chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Dr Stephen Mncube, who recently passed away due to ill health.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) play an important role in identifying the skills needs of every economic sector in the country.

Pretoria - The 4th European Union (EU)-South Africa Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights has agreed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Human Rights Council.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will continue working with both business and labour in order to enhance its attractiveness to investment.

Nyanga - Acting National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Kgomotso Phahlane, says government will increase its efforts to fight crime in Nyanga on the Cape Flats.

Pretoria - South Africa’s low economic growth has put the country’s sovereign credit rating at risk, says the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Pretoria - Four people have been confirmed dead following Wednesday’s flash floods which washed across Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has concluded his working visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the African Union (AU) High Level Committee meeting on Libya.

Pretoria – The University of Limpopo will on Friday hold its annual student trust fundraising event and Onkgopotse Tiro Excellence Awards.

Pretoria - The Department of Military Veterans, the Department of Human Settlements and several provinces have at a meeting agreed with the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans to urgently accelerate the delivery of houses to military veterans.