South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has sent condolences to the family and friends of a man who lost his life as a result of the earthquake, on Tuesday.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the upcoming 34th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Pretoria - Cabinet will use the newly launched Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) to monitor the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) across government in the next five years, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says Cabinet has called on South Africans to celebrate the achievements of Team South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the plans for Women’s Day, which will be held at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

Pretoria – The launch of Subject Committees and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are set to radically transform Basic Education to meet the needs of the 21st century learner, says Minister Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she does not want to see any more delays in bringing the long-awaited Medupi power plant online in December.

Johannesburg – Health Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have urged member states to accelerate the response in the event of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the region.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Wednesday called on athletes who want to participate in the Mandela Day Marathon to register by August 11.

Pretoria – The North West provincial government has opened a bank account in which donations can be made to help rebuild destroyed houses and public buildings in the province.

Pretoria – With South Africa on a quest to create jobs and grow its economy, the KwaZulu-Natal government has taken up the challenge of upskilling its population and contributing towards national growth.

Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court is expected to start hearing closing arguments in the Oscar Pistorius trial this morning.

Washington – African leaders and the United States have agreed to work together to build stronger trade ties between the two continents, said President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday.

Johannesburg – South Africans have been called to proudly wear the national team colours on Friday to celebrate Team South Africa’s achievement at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Cape Town – When Human Settlements Deputy Minister Zou Kota-Fredericks arrived at Nyanga East township in Cape Town to hand over a house to 74-year-old Egnas Dyidi, the pensioner – who is bedridden due to an illness – she took out her handkerchief and sobbed uncontrollably.