South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in Brisbane, Australia, on 13-16 November 2014.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane on Sunday reconnected all the schools whose electricity supply was cut-off last week, after the Gauteng Department of Education made a financial commitment to pay for the schools’ municipal debt by end of next week.

Pretoria – Two children, who were brought back from Brazil last week after their mother was jailed in Portugal on drug related charges, have been placed in foster care.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has visited the Majuba power station where she found that the plant was operating better than had been anticipated.

Pretoria - The Presidency says no affidavit or court papers have been lodged by President Jacob Zuma or the Presidency since 2012 in relation to Bheki Cele, in his capacity as former National Police Commissioner.

Pretoria - Limpopo police say they have made a major breakthrough in the fight against rhino poaching by arresting six suspected poachers in Phalaborwa and Hoedspruit.Pretoria - Limpopo police say they have made a major breakthrough in the fight against rhino poaching by arresting six suspected poachers in Phalaborwa and Hoedspruit.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will represent President Jacob Zuma, the government and people of South Africa at the state funeral of the late Zambian President, Micha

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has called for nominations for members of the South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body.

Pretoria – Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Friday signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation with her Chinese counterpart Minister, Administrator of China National Energy Agency, Wu Xinxiong.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Saturday launched rural infrastructure projects which are expected to change the lives of many residents and further catalyse development, job creation and investment in uMsinga, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Secunda - The Department of Health is to launch a programme to test 150 000 inmates in 242 correctional services facilities for Tuberculosis (TB).

Secunda - The residents of Embalenhle in Secunda, Mpumalanga came out in their numbers on Saturday to meet Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa who was in the area to host an HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign outreach event.

Secunda – South Africa has the ability and resolve to overcome the challenge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday.

Pretoria - Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele on Friday announced the resignation of the board members of the South African Post Office.

Pietermaritzburg - Provincial government communicators in KwaZulu-Natal need to forge links with community media to effectively inform local residents about the work of government, says Chairperson of the Kwazulu-Natal community radio hub, Simon Ntsele.