South Africa

Pretoria - Eskom and its Group Executive for Group Capital Dan Morokane have mutually agreed to part ways on an amicable basis, the power parastatal said.

Cape Town – The Financial and Fiscal Commission says spending performance by state-owned entities on infrastructure projects has improved despite tight fiscal conditions.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has returned to Pretoria following his working visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he attended the Emergency East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government Summit.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says he is pleased and honoured that South Africa is hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) this week in Cape Town.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says Africa is gradually expanding its future workforce in science and engineering through astronomy.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says it has cleared the 4 000 outstanding applications for Unabridged Birth Certificates ahead of today’s commencement of the new Passport and Travel Documents Act.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has warned that communities cannot keep accepting the abuse of children, by parents and teachers.

Pretoria - There is currently no load shedding as there is enough generating capacity to meet demand, Eskom said on Monday.

Pretoria - The new Passport and Travel Documents Act officially took effect from this morning.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramapahosa has arrived in Nairobi on the first leg of a two-nation visit aimed at boosting the stalled peace talks in South Sudan.

Pretoria - The search for other galaxies will be one of the topics under discussion at the South African Large Telescope (SALT) Science Conference, this week.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' will today launch their Youth Month commemoration schedule when they “Kick off for food security”.

Pretoria- Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has today left the country on a working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, and will later land in Juba, South Sudan, to meet with Presidents of the two countries.

Pretoria- Eskom on Sunday said it has no plans to implement load shedding in the country, as the power utility has enough generating capacity to meet the demand.

Pretoria-The Department of Correctional Services on Sunday said the number of children awaiting trial in the country’s remand detention facilities has decreased by 74%.