South Africa

Pretoria – National Treasury says efforts made by South Africa to keep the country on an investment grade have paid off.

Pretoria – The safety of South Africans at shopping malls is a priority to the police this festive season, says acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane.

Pretoria - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has embarked on the process to pay the once-off gratuity to non-returning councillors based on the pensionable salary of each councillor.

Kwaggafontein - South Africa is the only country in the African continent distributing subsidised Set Top Boxes (STBs) in preparation for the shifting of analogue television to digital television broadcasting, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC in the Eastern Cape, Fikile Xasa, has sent his condolences following the death of Nkosi Daludumo Mtirara of the AbaThembu nation in the OR Tambo District Municipal area.

Kwaggafontein - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi on Friday unveiled a R1.4 million state-of-the-art youth centre in Kwaggafontein, which will be built thanks to South Africa's primary power producer, Eskom.

Lebowakgomo – As the country marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, government has declared violence against women a priority crime.

Lebowakgomo – Hundreds of people are starting to make their way inside the Lebowakgomo Civic Centre where President Jacob Zuma is expected to launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign.

Pretoria - Moody’s rating agency is expected to announce whether it will downgrade South Africa’s economy.

Pretoria - With the holiday season getting closer, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has reminded people to remain vigilant.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed deep sadness and extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of South African football legend, Kito Petrus “Ten-Ten” Nzimande, who passed away on Tuesday.

Pretoria – It was a dream come true for at least 154 families in Bloemhof, North West, on Thursday, when Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane handed-over sanitation facilities as part of World Toilet Day.

Pretoria - As tax season 2016 comes to an end, two men have been arrested for claiming R110 million VAT refunds for a non-existent business in Cape Town, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria – The Department of Health has identified underfunding, under-staffing and weak policies as some of the most significant hurdles to increasing access to quality medical products and safeguarding patient safety, particularly in developing countries.

Pretoria - Eskom’s Camden power station has donated R50 900 that will go towards the purchasing and installing of an outdoor jungle gym and palisade fencing for a day-care centre in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.