South Africa

Pretoria – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Des van Rooyen has wished the new councillors well in their new responsibilities.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has commended Team South Africa’s performance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.

Pretoria - The Presidency has reiterated that a decision on whether there will be university fee increases or not in 2017 has not been concluded.

Pretoria - The Presidency has dismissed media reports that there is a rift between itself and National Treasury over South African Airways (SAA).

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe has called on South Africans to play their role in realising the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP) by participating in its roll-out campaigns.

Pretoria – Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi will on Thursday unveil a memorial for one of the unsung heroines, Magrieta Jantjies, at Rosedale Cemetery in Upington in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is consulting stakeholders to get inputs on the National Groundwater Strategy.

Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has dispatched accident reconstruction experts to investigate a bus crash that claimed the lives of 11 soldiers on the R712 road near the Golden Gate in the Free State on Friday.

Pretoria – Government has congratulated Caster Semenya on her outstanding achievement in the 800 metre final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, has extended his deepest condolences to the families of the 11 soldiers who died in a road crash in the Free State on Friday.

Pretoria – Women from different walks of life on Saturday converged at the CSIR in Pretoria to raise funds for the Bongi Ngema-Zuma (BNZ) Foundation to raise awareness about diabetes.

The newly elected City of Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga on Friday promised the people of Tshwane jobs, service delivery and getting rid of corruption.

Pretoria – Communication at local government level needs to be strengthened so citizens are better informed of government’s programme of action, particularly around matters of service delivery.

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe has called for the SADC Treaty and Declaration to be amended in order to allow the region to meet its growth prospects.

Cape Town – Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the commemoration of Krotoa is significant as it symbolises the painful role that women have played in the country’s history.