South Africa

Pretoria - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is inviting applications for the 2017 academic year.

Pretoria - Eskom’s North West operating unit has procured two mobile substations as part of the power utility’s commitment to ensuring that customers have a continuous supply of electricity.

Pretoria - The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has congratulated Caster Semenya for winning the 800metre qualifying heat at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Police deployed in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga as part of Operation Rhino, have arrested 16 suspects in the past seven days for possession of firearms, hijacking, conspiracy to poach and possession of rhino horns.

Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has condemned the actions of a man who assaulted a senior traffic officer outside the Dunnottar Primary School, in Nigel, earlier this week.

Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has launched a free app to allow customers to keep track of all their parcels and locate the nearest Post Office branches.

Pretoria - Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has reiterated that South Africa is pursuing a diversified energy mix that includes both independent power producers and the nuclear build.

Pretoria - Eskom says while the North Gauteng High Court has decided to set aside the National Energy Regulator’s decision to grant it a tariff increase, the revenue allowed for the 2016/17 year remains unchanged by the judgment.

Pretoria - The Select Committee on Trade and International Relations on Wednesday called on government and the private sector to capitalise on the new economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).

Pretoria – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has announced a cabinet reshuffle during a special executive council meeting on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Media transformation will take centre stage at the upcoming two-day Media Transformation, Accountability and Diversity Colloquium, which will be hosted by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi next week.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Official Funeral for the former Minister of Sport and Recreation, the late Reverend Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile, who passed away on Monday at his home in Alice in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Pauline Williams, has condemned the killing of a six-year-old boy who died while trying to protect his mother from a man attacking her.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu and members of the executive councils will today oversee the first sitting of councils in various municipalities across the province.

Pretoria – Municipal Managers of all municipalities across the country have until 24 August within which to call the first council meetings.