South Africa

Pretoria - Government says it has decided to appeal the recent judgment in the High Court in Pretoria relating to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this evening wrap up a busy Youth Month by attending the opening ceremony of the national schools choral competition at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela, will this morning address the Isibalo Symposium and the Youth Enterprise Summit in Cape Town.

Pretoria - With the aim of stimulating the local economy and contribute towards an environment which is conducive for job creation, Proudly South Africa will be embarking on a nationwide initiative to empower and equip small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Silas Mzingeli Zimu as a special adviser on energy.

Pretoria – The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has been nominated by the Swiss Institute for Quality Standards (SIQS) and the Socrates Committee for the prestigious international award in ‘European Quality’ in the healthcare sphere category.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has warned all poorly performing municipalities in the province of harsh consequences for non-compliance with the legislative prescripts that govern the financial health of all local governance institutions.

Pretoria – Thirty-eight South Africans have completed training in specialized conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation from world experts as part of the Capacity Building and Training Programme in Mediation for South African Youth.

Pretoria - A total of 790 artisans in various fields are receiving training in KwaZulu-Natal as part of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) Secretariat programme.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development and Administration, Buti Manamela, has encouraged the youth to be leaders who make positive changes in society.

Walvis Bay - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has urged South Africans to stay glued to their television sets to watch a live Boxing action match when it returns to SABC 2 tonight at 9:30pm.

Walvis Bay - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that are still using the analogue broadcasting signal are committed to migrate to digital broadcasting by June 2016.

Pretoria - Due to increased electricity demand as a result of the cold front, power utility Eskom says it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 16:00 today.

Pretoria - The Police Ministry has welcomed the release of the Marikana Commission's report, saying it will speedily implement its recommendations.

Pretoria – Acting Minister of Public Service and Administration, Nathi Mthethwa, has welcomed the revised public sector wage agreement, as well as the conclusion of the wage agreement.