South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa has lost a formidable activist and writer with the passing of Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan, says Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - The Electoral Commission, Blind SA and South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) have developed a special new 32-window cardboard ballot template to allow visually impaired voters to vote unaided in the elections.

Pretoria - Eskom says it anticipates no load shedding for the rest of winter as it continues to make progress with the maintenance of its power generating plants.

Durban – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is to meet US billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday on the third day of the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban.

Cape Town – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will help South Africa and Zambia to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are protected in the two countries.

Pretoria – Government and Huawei have signed an agreement that will see 1 000 young South Africans trained in information and communications technology (ICT) in China over the next five years.

Pretoria - Government has reaffirmed that its plans are in place to deliver free and fair municipal elections.

Durban - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has stressed the need for continued research in South Africa to help the efforts to find a highly effective and accessible preventive HIV vaccine.

Durban – As scores of delegates gather in Durban this week for the 21st International AIDS Conference, the debate around decriminalising sex work to combat HIV infections has once again turned the spotlight on sex trade, a subject many are not comfortable to talk about.

Pretoria - South Africans will soon get their medication from self-service “ATM-style” machines.

Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) says the passing of Gugu Zulu remains devastating news for the foundation.

Pretoria - Scammers have once again created a bogus Facebook account, purporting to be Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - Eskom is to establish a Specialisation Centre that focuses on nuclear engineering and technology as part of the Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) Phase two programme, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said on Tuesday.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan has called on South Africans to adopt a Newlands children’s orthopaedic hospital in order for the health care facilities to keep its doors open to children.

Pretoria - South Africa has received a country award for achieving the economic emancipation of women, the Presidency said on Tuesday.