South Africa

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has described his visit to power parastatal Eskom as fruitful, giving him the assurance that load shedding is a thing of the past.

Pretoria - The African Union must take the lead in creating a better life for all Africans, says AU Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Cape Town - Transformation in print media will be a top priority for the Department of Communications in the 2016/17 financial year, says Minister Faith Muthambi.

Every year South Africa pays homage to its heroes and heroines who have played a part in making South Africa great. These selfless individuals have helped to create a nation renowned for its freedom and culture of human rights.

Cape Town - Government will announce the switch-off date for analogue broadcasting when more than 80% of households have been migrated to digital broadcasting, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says 77% of the more than 13000 recorded disputes regarding unauthorised social grant deductions have been resolved in the beneficiaries’ favour.

Cape Town - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will no longer feed South Africans with a steady diet of old programmes and repeats during the second quarter of this financial year.

Pretoria – Government’s Operation Phakisa: Oceans Economy initiative has yielded more results with the launch of two tugboats built for Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).

Pretoria – The release of the ‘jobs for cash’ report by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has been postponed by two weeks.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has encouraged all municipalities to ensure that they include transport service operators in their planning.

Pretoria - The Presidency has fully committed to implement additional cost containment measures that were announced by President Jacob Zuma in the 2016 State of the Nation Address and Budget Speech 2016.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate certain matters regarding the affairs of the Independent Development Trust, the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Education in the Free State.

Pretoria - The centenary of the University of Fort Hare‚ whose alumni has included some of the African sub-continent’s most famous leaders‚ will be celebrated on May 20, government said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Des van Rooyen has agreed to transfer Vusi Madonsela to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to serve as a Director General.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has condemned the burning of 17 schools in Vuwani in Limpopo in protests that have turned violent.