South Africa

Pretoria – As South Africa marks the start of Women’s Month, government says it is inspired by all patriotic women who took up the fight for gender equality and freedom.

Pretoria – Residents of the City of Johannesburg will now pay seven percent more for electricity.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is considering a request to extend the commission of inquiry into the multibillion rand arms deal.

Pretoria - Members of the Portfolio Committee on Economic Development will this morning visit the Medupi Power Station in Lephalale, Limpopo.

Harare - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said on Wednesday that general elections were conducted free and fair and that vote counting had begun.

Pretoria – Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau has been cleared of all allegations that he benefitted financially from a consortium in which his wife is a shareholder.

Krugersdorp - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest South African to add his footprint to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Maropeng, outside Krugersdorp.

By Bhekisisa Mncube

Pretoria - Energy Minister Ben Martins says the Wind Resource Map is going to be a useful instrument in government’s planning for the efficient use of the country’s wind resources.

Pretoria – The UNAIDS has described the series of breakthrough Aids policies in South Africa as an outstanding model towards the fight against HIV and Aids.

Pretoria - Business has welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to investigate concerns into the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) of Ndalo Luxury Ventures (NLV).

Cape Town – The Department of Communications told Parliament today that it hopes to bring down high cellphone call rates and broadband fees through a programme run in collaboration with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), aimed at stimulating public debate.

Pretoria – Over R200 billion has been injected into the economy by the South African government last year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

President Nelson Mandela was one of the volunteers and leaders who defied apartheid laws in 1952 and participated in the largest non-violent resistance ever seen in South Africa known as the Defiance Campaign. The campaign was in response to a number of unfair and discriminatory laws, such as the pass laws.

Since the onset of democracy, South Africa has taken bold steps to advance the interests of women. Today we can look back with pride at some of the many strides we have made, particularly as we prepare to celebrate 20 Years of democracy and freedom.