South Africa

Pretoria - With the 2016 Municipal Elections just around the corner on 3 August, the Electoral Commission (IEC) says all logistical preparations are on track.

Johannesburg - Marhulana Primary School learners on Wednesday were showered with gifts from President Jacob Zuma to motivate them to work hard regardless of the challenges they face at home and in their school.

Durban – US billionaire Bill Gates, one of the leading funders of HIV prevention programmes, has singled out South Africa as a model of the African continent in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Pretoria - Tourist arrivals in South Africa are continuing on a growth trajectory, according to the latest tourism figures releases by Statistics SA.

Pretoria - South Africa’s accelerated response to HIV has restored the confidence of international HIV/Aids financing institution, The Global Fund, as well as the United States in the country as a recipient of funds to help fight the spread of HIV and Aids.

Pretoria – Home Affairs has made arrangements to ensure certain services at branches are offered beyond normal working hours and South Africans can get their green ID book or smart ID cards.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has urged beneficiaries of social grants to use them in a responsible manner.

Pretoria - South Africa has lost a formidable activist and writer with the passing of Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan, says Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission, Blind SA and South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) have developed a special new 32-window cardboard ballot template to allow visually impaired voters to vote unaided in the elections.

Pretoria - Eskom says it anticipates no load shedding for the rest of winter as it continues to make progress with the maintenance of its power generating plants.

Durban – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is to meet US billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday on the third day of the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban.

Cape Town – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will help South Africa and Zambia to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are protected in the two countries.

Pretoria – Government and Huawei have signed an agreement that will see 1 000 young South Africans trained in information and communications technology (ICT) in China over the next five years.

Pretoria - Government has reaffirmed that its plans are in place to deliver free and fair municipal elections.

Durban - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has stressed the need for continued research in South Africa to help the efforts to find a highly effective and accessible preventive HIV vaccine.