South Africa

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed three board members for the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) board.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Weziwe Thusi has challenged South African youth formations to lead campaigns against underage forced marriages, saying they have a disastrous impact on their education, health and emotional wellbeing.

Pretoria - The Presidency says it is disappointed with the developments that took place in the National Assembly on Thursday, where President Jacob Zuma was yet again prevented from fulfilling his constitutional mandate to report to the public through the National Assembly.

Pretoria - Since December last year, the availability of Eskom’s plant performance has improved from 65 percent to 75 percent, Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, said.

Gugulethu - The youth of Gugulethu are expected to use their interactive dialogue session with Communications Minister Faith Muthambi to get more information on how they can establish their own community radio station.

Pretoria – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has visited the Curro Foundation School in Roodeplaat, in Pretoria East, following new allegations of racial segregation involving learners in Grade 1.

Pretoria - Government has gazetted the South Africa-Mauritius tax treaty which came into force at the end of May, said National Treasury.

Pretoria - Operation Fiela, a countrywide operation aimed at maintaining safety and stability within the communities, continues to yield positive results in the Free State.

Pretoria - The Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has extended the due date set for Members of Parliament (MPs) to declare their financial and other private interests.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Legislature will be hosting their 2015 Youth Parliament this morning.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo will co-chair the 3rd meeting of the South Africa-Vietnam Partnership Forum, which will focus on maximising bilateral relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding as of 4pm this afternoon, the power utility said on Thursday.

Pretoria- Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the provincial government will ensure the youth become the main drivers and beneficiaries of socio-economic programmes.

Pretoria - South African companies should elevate the quality of their goods and standards of their service as they infiltrate the Mozambican market and the rest of the region.

Pretoria - The Presidency has in a statement on Thursday refuted media reports that suggest Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa evaded answering questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) regarding the attendance of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir at the African Union Summit.