South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Sunday undertake a five-day working visit to the Russian Federation where he is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

Nelspruit – It is high time young women find their spot in leadership positions and climb the corporate ladder, says the President of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Mpumalanga, Nduduzi Khumalo.

Rustenburg – Fifty women, who risk life and limb to pick up litter on the banks of the Swartkops River in the Eastern Cape, have been recognised for their efforts to improve their community.

Nelspruit – For the first time in his life, 15 year-old Mbongeni Ngomani will be able to log on to a computer when he gets to his school on Monday.

Johannesburg - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will appoint an independent panel to look at the working conditions of musicians and actors.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma this week met with concerned groups on Palestine, said the Presidency on Friday.

Nelspruit - Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says community media should not deviate from being the voices of people on the ground.

Pretoria – Government says it has noted with “grave concern” the disruptions to the formal programme in the National Assembly in Parliament on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Labour, Nkosi Patekile, says it is important to acknowledge the underlying causes of child labour rather than only dealing with the symptoms.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says steady progress has been made in the improvement of education and school infrastructure.

Boksburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government is ready to work with national government to drive the struggle for radical socio-economic transformation.

Midrand - Women in the energy sector came together on Friday to take stock of the challenges and successes of South African women.

Pretoria – South Africa and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday signed an agreement that will assist government to deliver support to the country’s children.

Boksburg - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gauteng must take the lead in the fight against xenophobia in the country.

Pretoria – The Ministry of Finance has issued a warning to members of the public that there are a number of false Facebook accounts which claim to be that of the Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene.