South Africa

Johannesburg - Eskom has apologised to its customers for the inconvenience caused by load shedding on Friday, especially in areas where power cuts took longer.

Johannesburg - As African leaders continue to grow their countries’ economies, they will together eradicate poverty and massively reduce unemployment, says South African President Jacob Zuma.

Johannesburg - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has welcomed the agreement reached between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Boxing South Africa (BSA) to bring South African boxing back to the larger South African viewers.

Johannesburg - African leaders meeting in Johannesburg for the African Union summit have recommitted themselves to support regional integration and women empowerment as the continent reinvent itself to achieve the goals set in the Agenda 2063, a blue print of the African Union Commission.

Johannesburg - New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee says Africa has achieved breakthroughs in various sectors, which will in a long term benefit the economy of the continent.

Johannesburg - The African Union (AU) has been commended for consistently putting women at the heart of the development of Africa Agenda 2063, and declaring 2015 a year of women development and empowerment.

Johannesburg - The African Union Commission (AUC) has hailed South Africa and 11 other countries who have signed up for its ambitious proposal of having a single air-transport market on the continent within two years.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the Heads of State and Government as well as delegates who are arriving in South Africa for the 25th African Union Summit underway at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg.

Pretoria – The North West Provincial Government has called on protesters in Marikana and Bapong in the Bojanala Platinum District to avoid engaging in violent and criminal activities.

Pretoria – Government says recent claims asserting that it has not responded to allegations of construction collusion with regard to road improvements done ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, are incorrect.

Pretoria - The period for submissions into the draft National Liquor Policy Review has been extended until August, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Friday.

Pretoria - A South African business which is taking part in the Department of Trade and Industry’s outward trade and investment mission (OTIM) to Mozambique is hopeful of the business opportunities in that country.

Cofimvaba – Teaching and learning in some schools in the Eastern Cape will no longer be hampered by power cuts, thanks to the new technology, Tech4RED, launched today by Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria - A fugitive who posed as a police captain and worked at a Limpopo police station for about two years has been rearrested, the Hawks said on Friday.

Johannesburg - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the occurrence of holding on to power by Heads of State and refusing political elections to run peacefully.