South Africa

Pretoria – Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau has warned that the city will no longer tolerate disruptions by Pikitup employees who are on strike.

Cape Town - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has called on members of coastal fishing communities to submit their expression of interest (EoI) to be verified and registered as small-scale fishers as the deadline to do so looms.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) is among the most important instruments that government has to effectively tackle poverty and underdevelopment through education and training.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has called the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate the violation of human rights of families living at Progress Farm and the surrounding areas in Richmond, Pietermaritzburg.

Pretoria - Government has expressed its deepest condolences to the families and friends of two students who died after taking a drug at a party in KwaMashu, north of Durban.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will from next Monday meet with various stakeholders to address issues relating to "jobs for sale" investigation, says the Department of Basic Education.

Pretoria - South Africa and Saudi Arabia’s economic and political relations received a significant boost following a successful state visit by President Jacob Zuma to that country at the weekend.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished all South Africans a pleasant, peaceful, safe and spiritually uplifting Easter weekend.

Pretoria - The South African government has joined the international community in strongly condemning the terrorist attacks that took place on Tuesday in Brussels in Belgium.

Pretoria - Eskom will step up its maintenance plans in preparation for the higher demand in winter, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department has called international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the Easter holidays, to comply with the country’s import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products.

Pretoria - Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached new record levels in 2015, says the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Pretoria - Law enforcement authorities have intensified their operations in preparation for an increase in traffic volumes expected from tomorrow, says The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

Pretoria - Transnet Engineering has delivered the first batch of passenger coaches engineered and manufactured at its centres of excellence in Pretoria and Cape Town to Botswana Railways, the entity said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has urged the beneficiaries of the Lower Tugela Bulk Water Supply Scheme to save and reuse water.