South Africa

Pretoria - Government has congratulated the negotiation teams who displayed a level of commitment and maturity during the lengthy public sector wage talks.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo will represent South Africa at the BRICS Deputy Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting to be held in Moscow, Russia.

Cape Town- Communications Minister Faith Muthambi on Wednesday told Members of Parliament that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is in a sound financial state.

Cape Town - Government will be embarking on a massive public awareness campaign on digital migration in the coming few weeks, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new e-tolls tariff structure that will see Gauteng motorists pay less to use the province’s freeways.

Pretoria- Eskom will implement load-shedding at 4pm this afternoon due to a shortage of generating capacity, it confirmed on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Eskom’s mobile health service programme is due to visit four provinces on a health drive soon to reduce the health-related barriers faced by children.

Pretoria – The business people who will form part of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti)’s outward trade and investment mission (OTIM) to Peru are optimistic that they will find new markets for their products and services.

Johannesburg – Senior corporate executives seeking to make visa and permit applications will no longer have to visit the usual Home Affairs branches, thanks to the premium visa and permit centre launched by Minister Malusi Gigaba in Sandton today.

Pretoria - While the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) has much work ahead of it, the commission will do all it can to deliver on its mandate, Chairperson of the commission retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo says.

Cape Town – Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has saluted the decorated Banyana forward Portia Modise following her retirement from football, saying the free-scoring soccer star deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Cape Town – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha says his department intends to review the Criminal Procedure Act with an aim to expunge the criminal records of offenders.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Maputo for his State Visit which is set to politically and economically boost relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - An official memorial service will be held in Vryburg in the North West tomorrow to honour struggle stalwart Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on State Funerals announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Schools throughout the country will on Monday mark Africa Day by singing the African Union (AU) Anthem during assembly.