South Africa

Pretoria - No load shedding is currently taking place with the power system being currently stable, Eskom said on Monday.

Pretoria - Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies has published for comment a notice regarding a limitation on fees and interest rates applicable for borrowings.

Athens - Greek voters' resounding “No” to the international creditors' debt deal offered in Sunday's landmark referendum does not mean a rift with Europe, but a “Yes” to a viable agreement, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address.

Pretoria - Lead singer of mbhaqanga group Soul Brothers, David Masondo, has passed away.

Pretoria - The death toll for the current initiation season has gone up to 16, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) confirmed on Sunday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reappointed to continue with his facilitation work for peace and stability in Lesotho.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha handed over a R770 000 outdoor gym at Nhlalakahle Township in Greytown on Friday as part of the roll out of the integrated healthy lifestyle programme in the province.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has set up a task team to evaluate the entire parole process in South Africa.

Pretoria – SADC leaders who sit in the Troika of Heads of State and Government have approved

Pretoria - The Hawks are investigating a case of two abducted children who were taken to Egypt without their mother’s consent by their Egyptian fathers.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura says violence in the taxi industry has increased in the province since last year and it is a matter of great concern to government.

Heidelberg - Government will design a course for those who want to become accredited installers of set top boxes (STBs) in preparation for the switch to a digital migration broadcasting system, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the Seventh BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia next week.

Pretoria – South Africa has joined the international community in condemning the terrorist attack on the two hotel resorts in Sousse, Tunisia late last month.

Pretoria – The Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Joints) in KwaZulu-Natal has on Friday moved to clear a temporary shelter in Chatsworth.