South Africa

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confiscated R3 million worth of suspected counterfeit sneakers at the Lebombo border post.

Pretoria - While reiterating that children are the bedrock of the country’s future, Cabinet has welcomed the success of Child Protection Week.

Pretoria - In addition to leading the Youth Day commemoration, President Jacob Zuma will also embark on a Siyahlola visit to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) this month.

Pretoria - Cabinet has resolved to set up a team of Ministers from both the economic and security clusters to address concerns raised by various sectors on the new immigration laws.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the launch of the Media Landscape 2014 which captures various aspects of the inspiring past 21 years in which media have played a critical role.

Pretoria - Cabinet has affirmed its confidence in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to effectively execute its duties as mandated, despite the recent change in its leadership.

Johannesburg - African Union (AU) Economic Affairs Commissioner Dr Anthony Mothae Maruping says implementation of the Agenda 2063 of the AU is progressing well so far, and Africa is envisaged to be able to generate its own income.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the 2013/14 Local Government Audit Outcomes and applauded the performance of municipalities that showed a consistent improvement in all aspects of municipal-audit outcomes.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the Strategic Turnaround Plan for the South African Post Office (SAPO).

Johannesburg - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has warned that the growing number of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing Africa to Europe in search of better opportunities will have devastating effects for African states grappling with skills shortage and struggling economies.

Pretoria - Trade conditions remained subdued in May, said the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci).

Pretoria – Young people have been called to participate in the Youth Walk in the City of Tshwane as part of the celebrations of Youth Day.

Over the past few weeks communities all over South Africa have been made safer because of the work of various law enforcement agencies, including the army and the police, during Operation Fiela.

Pretoria - Eskom has implemented stage 1 load shedding as of 9:35am, today.

Johannesburg - From today, the Waterkloof Air force base in Pretoria is expected to be busier than ever. More than 50 African Heads of State and Government will be touching down at the highly-guarded airport as the final count down to the 25th African Union Summit, in Johannesburg, begins.