South Africa

Pretoria - South African Airways Cargo has won the African Cargo Airline of the Year Award.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has presented a progress report on the department’s work on fighting wildlife crime, including the illegal killing of and illegal trade in wildlife to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs.

Pretoria - Formal hearings for KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape grade 12 candidates implicated in group copying have been delayed because the candidates were busy writing supplementary examinations.

Pretoria – Communities near the Kruger National Park are to benefit from a number of new initiatives that support the game-changing pillar of South Africa’s integrated rhino strategy.

Pretoria - Government says it is determined to flush out public servants who misrepresent their academic qualifications.

Pretoria - The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service, along with various other agencies, continues to actively manage a fire in the South Peninsula.

Pretoria - The Department of Communications says it has noted with concern continued malicious media reports which claim divisions in the DoC.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Economic Development has called on community members to report to police a group of entrepreneurs, who are spreading false information about the government’s stance on the conflict between local and foreign national businesses.

Pretoria – The Department of Small Business Development is rolling out centres for an entrepreneurship programme in conjunction with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

Pretoria – Over R1 billion has been set aside by government to upgrade the notorious R573 Moloto Road, which has been dubbed the country’s deadliest road.

Pretoria - The Presidency has proposed dates on which President Jacob Zuma will appear before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and the National Assembly to respond to oral questions this year.

Pretoria – As fire fighters continue to battle the blaze in Cape Town, President Jacob Zuma has praised the bravery and hard work of the men and women who have been working around the clock to contain the inferno.

Pretoria - Eskom on Tuesday said it is not in partnership with companies selling electricity consumption reduction products.

Pretoria – The 2015 National Budget tabled last week contributes to important changes underway that will place the economy on a more solid foundation for sustainable growth in the future.

The energy challenges we experience are by no means a permanent situation. There are plans in place to ensure that, over the long-term, the demand for electricity is matched by supply.