South Africa

Pretoria – An innovative device by a young woman from the Eastern Cape is proving to be a winner in the country’s efforts to save energy.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has expressed concern at reports of Mamelodi Sundowns’ inability to train after its hosts in Egypt failed to give the team a venue ahead of this weekend’s African Championship League second leg final.

Pretoria – Parliament’s education committees have commended the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for the efforts put into ensuring that poor students are not excluded from attending university on the basis of financial need.

Pretoria - The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has called on consumers to heed the call to stop using the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone, as it continued its meetings with Samsung Electronics South Africa on the phone’s safety recall.

Pretoria- Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged South African Ambassadors to build strong alliances with other countries for South Africa’s and Africa’s development.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has instituted court action to terminate a contract with a service provider due to the company’s failure to disclose its familial relationship between its shareholder and Commissioner Tom Moyane.

Pretoria – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has commended the Department of Water and Sanitation for achieving its first unqualified audit since 2009.

Pretoria - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating the alleged shooting of a student leader at Wits University.

Pretoria – The upcoming Government Technology (GovTech) Conference will be used to focus attention on small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) development.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has distanced himself from the person and incidents contained in the book by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.

Malmesbury – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed an initiative by a group of Western Cape women, who have set up a network of entrepreneurs to help women and youth to get into farming.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has warned Heads of Departments, Chief Financial Officers and senior managers that there will be consequences for accounting officers who perform poorly and fail to adhere to good financial management practices.

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will on Friday turn the sod for the construction of the R18 billion Vaal Gamagara Water Project in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the publishing of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The repair of the D904 road, which is also known as the old Evaton Road, will lead to improved travelling time and ensure better road safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, said Minister for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe.