South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Energy will this month start the process of procuring 800 megawatts of cogeneration, while it will procure 2 500 megawatts of coal generation in May.

Pretoria - The South African government has sent its condolences to Nigeria following a bomb blast in that country’s capital Abuja, which left over 70 people dead.

Pretoria – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will on Wednesday unpack the Defence Review in a conversation with members of the media in association with the Johannesburg Press Club and Wits Business School.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will today conduct a service delivery assessment visit in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, as part of the Siyahlola Presidential Monitoring Programme.

Skukuza - South African National Parks (SANParks) authorities say gains are being made in the war against rhino poaching, with eight suspected poachers arrested in the past week.

Pretoria - South Africa and Guinea are set to deepen the long-standing bilateral relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi says Metrorail is well on its way to becoming the preferred public transport operator in high-volume corridors in the province.

Pretoria – Government has called on all South Africans, especially the youth who will be voting for the first time, to go out in their numbers to cast their votes on 7 May in honour of the founding father of the democratic nation, former President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Classes have returned to normal in the North West, following the recent protests in Bloemhof, Bodibe and Itsoseng.

Pretoria - As the country heads into the winter months, power utility Eskom, which does not foresee rolling blackouts, has urged the public to be energy efficient.

Pretoria - Residents living in Bojanala District in the North West will soon benefit from a Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) unit and five medical wards, which will open this week at Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital.

Pretoria – Given the challenges facing South Africa’s youngsters today, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says government stands ready to work with all youth formations to uplift young people.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy will in the next two months make an announcement on South Africa’s nuclear build future, Minister Ben Martins said on Monday.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom will on Tuesday launch the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Food Security at the University of the Western Cape.

Pretoria – Water supply in the Eastern Cape is set to improve with the launch of the R12.45-billion Mzimvubu Water Project in Tsolo Junction.