South Africa

Pretoria - There is no load shedding anticipated for this evening as there is adequate generating capacity to meet the demand for electricity, Eskom said.

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has proposed amendments to the Children’s Act (Act 38 of 2005) in order to allow social workers employed by government to process child adoption applications as opposed to it being done only by adoption agencies.

Pretoria - Women economic empowerment cannot be delayed anymore with women having an important role to play in the development of economies, says Public Enterprises Minister (DPE) Lynne Brown.

Cape Town – The Department of Energy says it is ready to start with the process of procuring services to the preferred international vendor for South Africa’s much anticipated Nuclear Build Programme.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies has launched Unilever’s multi-billion rand factory in Boksburg.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries kicked off this year’s Youth Month celebrations by planting a food garden.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has expressed deep shock and condemnation at the brutal murder of Nquthu local municipality speaker Councillor Vusi Ntombela.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says she is confident that the department will succeed in bringing down surgical backlogs and waiting times in Gauteng hospitals.

Raising a child is one of the most important jobs. This role demands physical care, provision of safety and most importantly, unconditional love. It is often assumed these attributes come naturally to humans.

Pretoria - The South Africa Football Association (Safa) is currently seeking legal action against the Sunday Independent following the publishing of what it says is a “not only misleading, but false and defamatory” article, last Sunday.

Pretoria - South Africa will from Sunday host the 25th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) that will end on 15 June in Johannesburg and Pretoria.

Pretoria - Government is observing the test licences given to broadcasters to see if they will broadcast using Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) or Digital Radio Mundial (DRM), says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria – Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau has launched the Vulindlel’ eJozi Programme, an innovative youth employment accelerator aimed at providing opportunities for at least 200 000 youth in the City by 2016.

Pretoria - A total of 1 501 police officers have been attacked in the 2014/2015 financial year, police said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says contractors in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality will receive training to make sure that they graduate from being small to established contractors.