South Africa

Pretoria - Two suspected copper thieves will likely spend Christmas in prison after their arrest in the East Rand, said Eskom.

Pretoria - The Board of Inquiry that was established to investigate allegations of misconduct and the fitness of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Victoria Phiyega to hold office has submitted a copy of its report to the National Commissioner.

Pretoria - Currency worth R9.2 million was found inside the luggage of a 60-year-old passenger at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Thursday.

Harrismith - The government subsidised set-top box (STB) is not only a special gift this Christmas for 91-year-old gogo Pauline Mokoena of Pholoni near Harrismith in the Free State, but it is also a powerful form of communication.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko is on Thursday in Jozini, northern KwaZulu-Natal, where he is leading an anti-crime campaign.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has warned the public against a scam where unknown individuals, posing as Stats SA officials, have been calling people asking for their personal information.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) says reports circulating that police stations will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve are untrue.

Pretoria - Eskom has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss the application by Westinghouse to review the awarding of a tender for the replacement of six steam generators at Koeberg Power Station.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will wait for the National Assembly to conclude its inquiry into the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) before he appoints an interim board for the broadcaster.

Pretoria – Law enforcement agencies have seized counterfeit goods with an estimated value of R60 million at shops in Johannesburg’s central business district.

Pretoria - A total of 9 002 poor TV-owning households in the Free State province have registered for government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) since the registration drive commenced on 1 December 2016.

Pretoria - Eskom has issued a no-obligation request for information for South Africa’s nuclear new build programme.

Pretoria - Police arrested nine people during a violent protest at the Democratic Republic of the Congo Embassy on Francis Baard Street in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Unit 5 at Eskom’s Medupi Power Station is slowly inching towards commercial operation.

Pretoria - The Department of Transport and its entities will be on high alert during the festive season to protect and serve all road users.