South Africa

Pretoria - Peru is becoming increasingly important for South Africa as it is a vital entry point into Latin America.

Pretoria - The blue and green economies, youth empowerment as well as key programmes such as the Corridors of Freedom and Jozi@work are expected to feature prominently today during the City of Johannesburg’s 2015-2016 Budget.

Pretoria - Eskom says there will be no load shedding today as it has enough generating capacity to meet the demand.

Pretoria - Different schools in parts of South Africa today started Africa Day celebrations by singing the African Union (AU) anthem at special assemblies, following a directive issued by the Department of Basic Education (DBE).

Pretoria - The Department of Labour and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) are planning to enter into a second round of intensive national roadshows to educate stakeholders on the implications of the new amended labour laws now in force.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has condemned the existence of a fake Facebook account in her name.

Pretoria – The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is set to get a facelift worth R4.5 million in the medical emergency unit as of 1 June to end of this year.

Pretoria - The Presidency has rejected false statements made by Marikana defence attorney, Andries Nkome, at the weekend in relation to the provincial and national police commissioners.

Pretoria – Emerging arts and culture associations have until 31 May to apply for the KwaZulu-Natal provincial grant-in-aid programme.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a caring society where there is no place for violence against foreign nationals, intolerance and lawlessness.

Pretoria - Peru is keen to enhance bilateral economic relations with South Africa, said the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria - South Africa and the United States have agreed to facilitate deliberations between the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) and the US Poultry and Egg Export Council towards the finalisation of discussions on market access for US chicken bone-in cuts into South Africa, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria – Government has strongly denied media reports that the country is experiencing extreme drug shortages, particularly fixed-dose combination (FDC) anti-retroviral drugs.

Pretoria – Songs, dancing and garb from various African nations was the order of the day as thousands of people from across the continent converged in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria to mark Africa Day on Sunday.

Elliotdale - Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on Friday made learning at Ngangolwandle High School in Elliotdale, in the Eastern Cape much more exciting by handing over 25 desktop computers, among other things.