South Africa

Johannesburg - The appointment of a permanent CEO for Eskom is at an advanced stage, Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi said on Thursday.

Johannesburg - As maintenance work at Eskom plants is reduced to ensure electricity supply, South Africa’s power system will remain tight this winter, the company’s acting CEO Collin Matjila said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The level of education amongst all South Africans has improved since 1994, but this has not translated into skilled jobs - especially amongst young people, Stats SA's Statistician-General Pali Lehohla said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Department of Health has welcomed findings that South Africa is one of the 16 sub-Saharan countries that stand a chance of meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on maternal mortality by 2015.

Pretoria – Centres to help the visa application process go smoothly are set to open across the country.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi as the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has, on behalf of government and the people of South Africa, sent condolences to the families, relatives and friends of the victims in the Mpumalanga crash.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has sent her condolences to the families of the 10 people who died in a massive accident outside White River, Mpumalanga, on Wednesday night.

Pretoria - The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, says he has noted the media reports regarding payment of his cattle herder.

Pretoria - Overcrowded wards, medical staff shortage and insufficient medical records storage are among the many challenges facing Tembisa Hospital.

Pretoria – The North West provincial government top brass will today meet with the community of Khunotswana following numerous service delivery protests in the area since April.

Pretoria – As the SA Weather Services has predicted a cold front to hit Gauteng from Thursday, government has called on communities to be vigilant of shack fires.

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says her department will in this administration intensify its efforts to produce more scientists.

Johannesburg - Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on Wednesday responded to criticism over remarks that infusing religion into the law might lead to a high moral fibre in the country.

Pretoria – Government has welcomed the latest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rating, as it indicates that South Africa’s strategic partnership with investors form abroad was producing good spin-offs.