South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the term of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement Package.

Pretoria - The German government has committed a further R70 million towards the second phase of the Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) programme.

Giyani – Thanks to the opening of the Giyani Water Treatment Works on Friday, 55 villages in Mopani District Municipality will receive clean running water.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will next week host the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, who will be on a two-day State visit to South Africa.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says government’s work for a better life for South Africans is intertwined with the country’s pursuit of a better Africa in a better world.

Pretoria - A KwaZulu-Natal man, who has recently returned from Sierra Leone, has tested negative for the Ebola virus, the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) said on Friday.

The Department of Social Development will use the November month to speak to South Africans about the many challenges facing people with disabilities in their daily lives.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared Provincial Official Funerals for the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates Captain Senzo Meyiwa of KwaZulu-Natal and the Olympic medallist Mbulaheni Mulaudzi of Limpopo.

Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said it will conduct a test for Ebola on the KwaZulu-Natal man, who returned from work in Sierra Leone and complained of mild fever symptoms on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Power utility Eskom and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) have signed a co-operative agreement that aims at fostering an active partnership.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development Nandi Mayathula-Khoza will take action to set aside an R88.8-million tender, which was awarded to a construction company through a flawed appointment process.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says it has successfully completed the planned outage of the raw water bulk pipeline between Jericho pump station and Kriel power station.

Pretoria – The South African National Parks (SANParks) on Thursday announced the arrest of six suspected poachers and the fatal wounding of two others in two separate operations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated President Dilma Rousseff of the Federative Republic of Brazil on her successful re-election as President.

Pretoria - The state of the global economy and the development of trade and investment linkages between the United States and South Africa formed part of discussions between Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and US Secretary of Treasury Jacob J.Lew.