South Africa

Pretoria - There is currently no planned load shedding today as power parastatal Eskom has enough generating capacity to meet electricity demand.

Bujumbura - A summit of East African leaders over the Burundi crisis has urged a postponement of the country's elections, with the opposition "disappointed" as the issue of whether President Pierre Nkurunziza should run for a third term was not discussed.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed six judges to some of the superior courts of South Africa.

Pretoria - Five top Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) former detainees are back home after an absence from December 2013, rising hope that a peace deal is edging closer to fruition.

Soweto - South Africa has made enormous strides in youth development over the past two decades, said Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria - There is no load shedding planned for this evening, Eskom said on Monday.

Since the beginning of time every generation has been given the opportunity to carve its legacy into the annals of time. South Africa is home to the inspiring legacy of OR Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela and countless others.

Soweto - The National Youth Development Fund (NYDA) spent R29 million on micro and small youth-owned enterprises through its Business Grant Programme, last year.

Pretoria - South Africa is set to host a world class congress in the forestry sector in September which will look into improving the future of the sector in the world and South Africa.

Pretoria - Eskom and its Group Executive for Group Capital Dan Morokane have mutually agreed to part ways on an amicable basis, the power parastatal said.

Cape Town – The Financial and Fiscal Commission says spending performance by state-owned entities on infrastructure projects has improved despite tight fiscal conditions.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has returned to Pretoria following his working visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he attended the Emergency East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government Summit.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says he is pleased and honoured that South Africa is hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) this week in Cape Town.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says Africa is gradually expanding its future workforce in science and engineering through astronomy.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says it has cleared the 4 000 outstanding applications for Unabridged Birth Certificates ahead of today’s commencement of the new Passport and Travel Documents Act.