South Africa

Cape Town – The country’s economy has battled to fully recover from the impact of the 2009 recession due to low productivity in the mining and manufacturing sectors.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, who is already in Brazil, will join leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China, which make up the BRICS grouping, for their sixth summit.

Thohoyandou – National Imbizo Focus Week has officially kicked off, with government getting in touch with communities from Thohoyandou in Limpopo.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, says the vision outlined in the AU Agenda 2063 can only be achieved through involving African youth.

Pretoria - The Department of Women has allayed concerns on reports about talks in the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency to withdraw the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality (WEGE) Bill.

Pretoria - The National Department of Transport has declared a number of roads in Limpopo as national roads.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma had no role to play in the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the Chief Operations Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the Presidency said.

Pretoria – Young people have urged government to involve them in policy making platforms and decisions that are aimed at addressing issues that affect them.

Pretoria- Electricity parastatal, Eskom, on Friday reported a net profit of R7.1 billion for the year ended 31 March 2014 - up from R5.2 billion in the previous year.

Pretoria – Officials from the Department of Arts and Culture rolled up their sleeves on Friday to pay tribute to South Africa’s liberation icon.

Cape Town – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says it would be an advantage if the Brics Development Bank was to be located in Johannesburg.

Pretoria – Government says it has noted with growing concern the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestinian territories.

Pretoria – Children in schools around Gauteng will be able to share the rich story of former President Nelson Mandela, thanks to a book drive by the provincial Education Department.

Pretoria - Five Correctional Services officials are appearing in the Worcester Magistrate’s Court, this morning, following allegations of fraud and corruption.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has read the riot act to staff members at two clinics in Ekurhuleni, where several complaints have been received from the public.