South Africa

This past Sunday we celebrated the International Women’s Day (IWD), which this year happened to take place at the same time as our country marked the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter.

Pretoria - South Africa’s power system will remain extremely constrained for this week with an extra load or fault leading to load-shedding, said Eskom.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has extended the closing date for the third annual South African Premier Business Awards.

Maseru - Lesotho's King Letsie III has summoned the newly elected Parliament to a special meeting on Tuesday which will signal the start of processes to install the new government following the country's elections held on 28 February.

Pretoria - The woman arrested following the death of rap artist Nkululeko Habedi is expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court this morning.

Pretoria - The Port of Ngqura has managed to create over 800 permanent jobs in the Eastern Cape, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Monday.

Johannesburg – The Department of Higher Education and Training is putting paid to the phrase ‘it’s never too early to think about the future’ by increasing the distribution of career booklets in high schools.

Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has called for support for more programmes which link climate change and waste management.

When President Jacob Zuma addressed the inaugural meeting of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Council (B-BBEE Council) this week, he put emphasis on the urgency of implementing our economic policies so as to effectively transform its structure and that it reflects the country’s demographic.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the African continent must pick up the pace in advancing women to Head of State positions.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has sent condolences to the family of Working on Fire helicopter pilot, Hendrik Willem Marais, who died in a helicopter crash while providing aerial support against the fire at Olifantsbos in the Cape Point Nature Reserve.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to start the process of filling the vacancy that has occurred due to the resignation of Raenette Taljaard, the former part-time Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Pretoria - South Africa’s outstanding teachers, who go beyond the call of duty, were honoured on Saturday evening during the annual National Teaching Awards.

Pretoria - The Department of Communications has welcomed Cabinet’s decision regarding the approval of the Broadcasting Digital Migration Amendment Policy, with the inclusion of the control system in the set top box (STB).

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will join other experts this week when she attends the World Communication Forum in Davos, Switzerland.