South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs on Monday joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Penguin Day.

Johannesburg - The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed allegations that its contract with Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) Global might have been unduly influenced to benefit certain individuals.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has resolved not to revoke punitive measures against four federations that have failed to meet transformation targets.

Pretoria - Nkangala District Municipality has been commended for achieving a clean audit outcome for the first time in the 2014/15 financial year.

Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has expressed concern on the low representation of people with disabilities in the workplace.

Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has rallied role players in early childhood development (ECD) to build a strong network that will lay the foundation for children to be solid leaders tomorrow.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has made inroads into the delivery of water and sanitation services in Tswaing Local Municipality, North West.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday officiate at the National Day of Prayer and launch of Africa Month in Durban.

Pretoria – Selected schools in Rustenburg will today set up mock voting stations with ballot boxes, voting booths and dummy ballot papers to give learners an insight into elections and the country’s democracy.

Pretoria - South Africa and Iran have agreed to increase non-oil trade and investment to a billion dollars by 2020.

President Jacob Zuma has arrived at Tehran in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a State Visit taking place from 24 to 25 April 2016.

Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu has congratulated students and management of the Mangosuthu University of Technology in Durban for the great academic achievements and infrastructure development.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has started rolling-out an eco-friendly innovation of placing a block in a toilet tank/cistern to save water.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa has signed the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations in New York.

Pretoria – The Department of Health says it plans to eliminate malaria by achieving zero cases of locally transmitted malaria by 2018.