South Africa

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the plans for Women’s Day, which will be held at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

Pretoria – The launch of Subject Committees and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are set to radically transform Basic Education to meet the needs of the 21st century learner, says Minister Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she does not want to see any more delays in bringing the long-awaited Medupi power plant online in December.

Johannesburg – Health Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have urged member states to accelerate the response in the event of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the region.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Wednesday called on athletes who want to participate in the Mandela Day Marathon to register by August 11.

Pretoria – The North West provincial government has opened a bank account in which donations can be made to help rebuild destroyed houses and public buildings in the province.

Pretoria – With South Africa on a quest to create jobs and grow its economy, the KwaZulu-Natal government has taken up the challenge of upskilling its population and contributing towards national growth.

Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court is expected to start hearing closing arguments in the Oscar Pistorius trial this morning.

Washington – African leaders and the United States have agreed to work together to build stronger trade ties between the two continents, said President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday.

Johannesburg – South Africans have been called to proudly wear the national team colours on Friday to celebrate Team South Africa’s achievement at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Cape Town – When Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks arrived at Nyanga East township in Cape Town to hand over a house to 74-year-old Egnas Dyidi, the pensioner – who is bedridden due to an illness – she took out her handkerchief and sobbed uncontrollably.

Eliminating poverty and reducing inequality in South Africa will require the collective and collaborative effort of government, business and communities, says Deputy Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Pretoria – The South African music industry is in for exciting times, as the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has announced developments that will help local talent to shine.

Pretoria – South African air cargo security systems have received the nod from the European Union (EU) as well as the United States’ Transport Security Administration (TSA).

Pretoria - Provincial governments in the areas affected by Tuesday’s earth tremor have taken the necessary measures to ensure the safety of residents and workers by assessing buildings.