South Africa

Durban – The Department of Social Development has appointed a committee to look at the abuse of children placed in foster care, Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced on Wednesday.

Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will soon convene a summit to discuss solutions to the current electricity challenges facing the country.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 2 load-shedding as of 4pm this afternoon, said the utility on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Workers at the Medupi coal fired power station in Limpopo have downed tools for the day, the power utility Eskom has confirmed.

Pretoria – Ministers from African member countries of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) mega project met in Pretoria on Wednesday to discuss future cooperation in radio astronomy.

Midrand - The need for black industrialists in the economy is not aimed at creating racism but rather at ridding the country of it, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – A senior officer at the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in Durban has been arrested for alleged fraud and corruption.

Pretoria – The two-day provincial tourism lekgotla in the North West has set a target of making the province a destination of choice among tourists.

Pretoria - Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says the province will only realise its vision of transforming the economy if it remains steadfast in fighting fraud and corruption.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has encouraged parents to keep up their participation in the School Governing Body (SGB) elections to ensure that every school has an effective SGB by the end of this week.

Pretoria – All boreholes that are malfunctioning will be refurbished as a matter of urgency in order to restore the water supply to Letlhabile residents and adjacent townships in Madibeng Local Municipality.

Pretoria - Johannesburg residents have been encouraged to save power as part of the Earth Hour Challenge.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged South Africans to participate in the public hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday visited residents of Lodewyk P. Spies Home for the Elderly in Eersterust, Pretoria East, where he interacted with them after assessing the state of the home.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has urged social workers to make positive values an essential part of social work practice.