South Africa

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will soon announce the date for the migration of broadcasting services from analogue to digital.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the submission of two Bills which amend the Children’s Act, 2005, to Parliament, says Minister responsible for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria – Cabinet has commended the bravery, commitment, dedication and hard work of the men and women who have been working tirelessly to contain the devastating fires in Cape Town’s South Peninsula since Sunday.

Pretoria - The South African Post Office has put in place contingency measures to ensure that operations continue unhindered following a 48-hour notice by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) to go on strike today.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the recent leak of South African security documents, saying it undermines the country's security and diplomatic relations.

Pretoria - Cabinet has urged parents to get actively involved in the 2015 School Governing Body (SGB) elections.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the people of Lesotho for their peaceful conduct during the parliamentary elections that took place on Saturday.

Pretoria – Seven teenage girls, aged between 18 and 20 years, were rescued from a brothel in Bloemfontein’s CBD, the Hawks said.

Pretoria – A total of 2 000 fire fighters have been working tirelessly to put out the fires that have engulfed parts of the Cape Town, South Peninsula, for the past four days, the Department of Environmental Affairs said.

Cape Town – From taking questions on rural development and education to explaining the model of Operation Phakisa, President Jacob Zuma took some time out of his busy schedule to take calls from the listeners of community radio stations across South Africa on Wednesday night.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says progress has been made in the South Sudan peace talks that South Africa was part of and that there could be a possible breakthrough soon.

Pretoria - The provincial government of Limpopo will this morning unveil the Limpopo Human Resource Development Council (LHRDC) in Polokwane.

Pretoria - The public is being asked to comment on a proposal for a temporary reduction in employers and employees’ contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) while keeping benefits unchanged, said the Ministry of Finance.

Pretoria - Final year design students and established designers across South Africa have been called to enter for the National Furniture Design Competition.

Pretoria - The construction of an iconic dedicated walking and cycling bridge across the M1 near the Grayston off-ramp was celebrated with an official sod turning ceremony by the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday.