South Africa

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs has strengthened its counter corruption unit in order to root out perpetrators, says Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has appointed new members to the Board of Denel.

Pretoria – Eskom has warned its suppliers and companies doing business with it or any of its subsidiaries, of fraudsters operating under the guise of a business magazine called the Industrial World Business.

Pretoria – Eskom is implementing load shedding due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity due to power station units being on maintenance.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has welcomed the sentencing of a former official who was sentenced to 11 years on charges of fraud and corruption.

Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla has encouraged government and the private sector to employ former inmates.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated South Africa’s nine-man MTN-Qhubeka Cycling Team – the first African professional cycling team to participate in the Tour de France’s 112-year history.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development as well as Administration, Buti Manamela will on Sunday participate in the 702 Walk the Talk.

Pretoria – There is currently no load shedding taking place, says Eskom.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs’ SA Agulhas II has embarked on a winter research expedition.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has identified extensive non-compliance within the formal and informal cash merchants environment, which includes merchants in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) wholesale and retail industry.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi has condemned in the strongest terms the disruption of schooling caused by members of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) in Soweto and Mamelodi.

Pretoria – A significant milestone has been reached in the settlement of the land claims lodged by the Mkhuzane and the Nodunga communities on properties previously owned by Mondi (Pty) Ltd.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the lifting of an embargo which prevented the transportation of legally acquired hunting trophies of the African lion, African elephant, rhinoceros and tiger.

Pretoria – The 44-year-old alleged drug mule arrested at OR Tambo International Airport this week was denied bail on Wednesday.