South Africa

Pretoria - With the current cold snap gripping the country, Eskom is confident that it will be able to keep the lights on as cold weather conditions persist.

Pretoria - South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane will lead the revenue service staff on a “Walk for Tax” initiative, in Durban.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces to advise him on the process followed by Parliament in passing the Expropriation Bill.

Pretoria - The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has thanked all member departments and visitors for ensuring that the 21st International AIDS Conference was delivered successfully.

Pretoria – The Soweto Labour Centre situated at No 2 Khumalo main road, Orlando West, is closed, due to a break-in that took place last night.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Sihle Zikalala has unveiled a R16 million Customs Controlled Area (CCA) Gate Complex at the Industrial Development Zone in Richards Bay.

Pretoria - Two South African researchers from historically disadvantaged institutions are among the thousands of scientists attending the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF 2016), which kicked of last night in Manchester, in the United Kingdom.

Pretoria - One million taxpayers have already submitted their tax returns in the 2016 tax season, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - South Africans have less than ten days before they can go to the polls to elect the municipal representatives of their choice in their voting districts.

Pretoria – Officials from the Department of Labour and the Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) will meet representatives of the catering and accommodation sectors on Tuesday to thrash out issues related to employment equity.

Pretoria – The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) has welcomed government’s formal approval for the establishment of South Africa’s 10th Medical School at NMMU, in Port Elizabeth.

Pretoria - The lives of three families in Lephalale have changed for the better after they were given new homes.

Pretoria - With South Africans due to cast their votes in the Local Government Elections next week, Eskom has appealed to political parties not to place their campaign posters on electricity poles and mini substations.

Pretoria - Learners from Vuwani are expected to go back to school from next week Thursday.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says South Africa’s future is inextricably linked to the future of the continent.