South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow host the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for talks during the official visit to South Africa.

Pretoria - Power utility Eskom has secured approximately R20 billion in loan facilities from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government in conjunction with Faith Based Organisations (FBO) will next week convene a prayer session for peace during the forthcoming Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Obed Bapela has slammed illegal initiation schools that coerce and kidnap young children.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom’s application for an extension to submit its new Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) application.

Pretoria - Shortage of water will become a thing of the past for Boskuil and Orsenskraal residents, thanks to a water reticulation project, which will see an increased distribution of water in both areas.

Pretoria - eThekwini Metro in KwaZulu-Natal and Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape have been named the greenest municipalities in South Africa.

In a community where over 50 percent of the population rely on government grants and over 20 percent of households live below the poverty line, a fish farming project in a rural Eastern Cape town is changing lives and has brought hope of a better future to many of its residents.

Pretoria – Four unroadworthy trucks have been impounded by the Mpumalanga provincial government.

When Nteseng Mogorosi finished matric in 2004, he always knew that he wanted to be in business because he believed it would give him the freedom to own his life.

Pretoria - MEC of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements, Paul Mashatile, has warned residents against the dangers of illegal electricity connections and overloading of power supply.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Des van Rooyen has urged all registered voters in the Tlokwe area to update their address details on the voters’ roll this weekend.

Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced the passing on of the Chief of Joint Operations (C JOPS) Lieutenant-General Duma Dumisani Mdutyana.

Pretoria - Heroin worth over R1 million was discovered in wedding cards at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria – Dealing with a mental illness can be challenging, but when an entire family of five is suspected to be living with the illness since 1993 in poor living conditions, it makes life even more difficult and unbearable.