South Africa

Pretoria - The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) produced newspaper, Vuk’uzenzele, will today unveil its fresh new look.

Government has called on South Africans to come out in their numbers on Thursday this week to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the 1976 student uprising which is celebrated every year on 16 June.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court to suspend by 18 months its ruling that the voters' roll is unlawful.

Pretoria - The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Des van Rooyen, has welcomed the judgement of the Constitutional Court, which clears the way for the 2016 Local Government Elections to take place as scheduled.

Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni has scooped the top award for the best managed municipal landfill sites in the whole of Gauteng at the Waste Khoro 2016 conference held in Durban last week.

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission (IEC) says it welcomes the judgment of the Constitutional Court, which paves the way for all 26.3 million registered voters to participate in the 2016 Municipal Elections.

Pretoria - The North West Provincial Legislature will host its Youth Sectoral Parliament on the eve of national Youth Day.

Pretoria – South Africa’s mining industry has plenty of opportunities that young people from diverse backgrounds and educational qualifications can access.

Pretoria – The Hawks have warned members of the public not to accept money in exchange for opening accounts for other people.

Pretoria – North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo says the elderly and most vulnerable citizens must be prioritised as beneficiaries of Breaking New Grounds homes in the province.

Pretoria - The South African government has welcomed back the firefighters that were deployed to Canada to help that country fight wildlands fires.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe says South Africa is ready to host the 21st International AIDS Conference.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) will host the annual World Oceans Day (WOD) celebrations on Friday at the Umgeni River Mouth (Blue Lagoon estuary and beach) in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – Motorists who plan to travel for the June 16 long weekend and school holidays can expect to see traffic law enforcement every 20 kilometres during their journey.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, at the invitation of Angolan President Eduardo Dos Santo, will lead a South African delegation to the 6th Ordinary Summit of International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).