South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa will deliver incident free, safe and fair elections come 3 August.

Pretoria - Police have made a breakthrough in a human trafficking case which has resulted in more than 50 children being rescued.

Pretoria - A Joint Operational Centre (JoC) has been established by the City of Ekurhuleni to assist the victims of a tornado that swept through parts of Tembisa on Tuesday afternoon.

Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg and Microsoft South Africa have joined forces to train one million disadvantaged residents, free, on digital skills and literacy over a period of five-years.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says the revitalisation of Adams College in Durban is critical to inspire all children who are growing up, in the era of freedom and democracy.

Pretoria – The new Metrobus fleet is leading the way in the world in the use of both diesel and gas as a source of energy for buses.

Cape Town – Statistician General Pali Lehohla says an increase in capital expenditure (capex) by public institutions means that more citizens are receiving basic services.

Johannesburg – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has encouraged business leaders to invest in South Africa’s economy.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to renowned and respected veteran journalist, Khaba Mkhize, for his bravery and dedication.

Pretoria – The community media sector will look into how they can deepen their role in keeping alive the legacy of the late President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Two indigent households in Mphambo village, outside Malamulele, will on Friday receive their own television sets as part of the Mandela Month programme.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will on Friday lead a South African delegation to a Coordinators’ Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing.

Pretoria - Fitch Ratings agency has aligned South Africa’s long-term local currency rating to long term foreign currency rating at BBB with a stable outlook, said National Treasury on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says it has been reassured by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) that steps are in place to prevent a reoccurrence of a programming error, which resulted in incorrect data being reported.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has launched a webpage to ensure that Gauteng citizens have access to all materials or publications on the practice of initiation.