South Africa

Pretoria – The 44-year-old alleged drug mule arrested at OR Tambo International Airport this week was denied bail on Wednesday.

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape Department of Education has condemned the closure of 23 schools in Port Elizabeth by principals and residents in the past two days.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation and the City of Tshwane have decided to take immediate steps to address the recurring problem of sewage spillage at Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Pretoria.

Orange Farm – Public Employment Programmes have created more than a million work opportunities in the 2014/15 financial year, says the Presidency.

Pretoria – The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance on a power station unit without implementing load shedding, the power utility said on Thursday morning.

Pretoria – National Treasury has published for public comment two tax bills which provide the legislative amendments required to implement most of the tax proposals that were announced in the 2015 Budget in February.

Cape Town – The launch of a high-tech cargo container scanner is an “end game” for the trade of illicit goods, says South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has launched a new online universal water information system.

Pretoria – Eskom says due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity due to power station units being on maintenance, it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 5pm today.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has reminded the public to submit their comments on the draft National Liquor Policy Review.

Pretoria - South African National Parks (SANParks) has on Wednesday opened for bookings in various national parks under its management for the June to July 2016 holiday period.

Pretoria – The Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Public Service and Administration, as well as Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, have been briefed about the processes of compensating ailing current and former miners.

Pretoria – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on South Africans to be agents of transformation for a society that is just and equal.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to chair the inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Public Employment Programme in Orange Farm later today.

Pretoria - No load shedding is currently taking place as the power system is currently stable, Eskom said on Wednesday.