South Africa

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will today conduct an oversight visit to some of the areas affected by the current drought in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, in partnership with the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM), will on Friday commemorate the International Nelson Mandela Day with a range of activities at Mdantsane.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy will today host a status briefing on South Africa’s nuclear build programme.

Pretoria - There is currently no load shedding taking place with power utility Eskom continuing to perform plant maintenance.

Pretoria - Acting Director-General of the Department of Communications, Ndivhuho Munzhelele, will be the keynote speaker at the Public Sector Manager (PSM) Forum on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Kimberly, Northern Cape, later today.

Pretoria - Two men, a senior immigration officer at the Home Affairs’ Pretoria Office and a Pakistani national appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday, police said.

Pretoria - Tourism is a job creating industry and if done right, it can have a positive socio-economic impact in villages, townships and small dorpies.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Beijing, China, for an official visit, the Presidency said on Monday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the participation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at Parliament during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this year should not be viewed or interpreted as a deployment, but a ceremonial traditional practice.

Johannesburg - South Africans have been watching a lot of international television content and this should change once the country switches off its analogue signal and moves to a digital broadcasting system, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi held a meeting at the Evander District Hospital near Secunda on Monday following allegations of malpractice and negligence against two of the hospital’s doctors.

Cape Town – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a Central National Emergency Operations Centre to be established and to be on stand-by to deal with future disease outbreaks and related emergencies.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) Chief Executive Officer Nazir Alli will reach the retirement age of 65 next month.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is to launch a national disciplinary trial unit, which will deal with all forms of misconduct within the police ranks.

Pretoria - In an effort to address high levels of youth unemployment, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements has approved an empowerment programme targeting young people in the province.