South Africa

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says plans are in place to address the high fatality rate caused by acute malnutrition amongst children in the province.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday brief Parliament on progress made by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) constituencies to introduce the national minimum wage.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa and its partners this weekend handed out school shoes and learning materials to children in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - Eskom on Saturday synchronised Unit 3 of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula will on Monday announce the nominees for the 2016 South African Sport Awards.

Pretoria - A Tourism Enterprise Development Incubator, which is a virtual vehicle to help in the provision of business support to tourism enterprises, was launched this week.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has officially opened a new state-of-the-art branch in George, in the Western Cape which offers free Wi-Fi to taxpayers.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended good wishes to Hindu, Tamil, Gujerati and other communities who celebrate Diwali or Deepavali.

Pretoria - South Africans and embassy officials on Saturday braved the scorching sun to partake in the Diplomatic Fair at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma on Friday night paid tribute to black business persons who ran successful businesses during apartheid, saying that while they have gone on to achieve great success, the struggle to de-racialise ownership and control of the economy continues for black people.

Pretoria - South Africa is working to improve the promotion of competitive products in order to expand trade volumes and improve its trade structure.

Pretoria - Police have arrested 831 people in relation to the student protests over fees at the country’s institutions of higher learning and training.

Pretoria - A Special Official Funeral will be held for the late former Social Development Deputy Minister Bongi Maria Ntuli, the Presidency said on Friday.

Pretoria - The price of all grades of petrol will rise by 45 cents a litre as of next Wednesday.

Pretoria - Tourism brings entrepreneurship opportunities, creates employment and has the potential of alleviating poverty in rural communities, says Deputy Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa.