South Africa

Pretoria - Due to adequate generating capacity to meet the electricity demand, there is currently no load shedding taking place, Eskom said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Youth organisations have committed to ensure that government’s plans to develop and empower youth are implemented, and will hold departments accountable for youth programmes.

Pretoria - Operation Fiela, a multi-disciplinary operation led by the South African Police Service, swooped on Wesbank in Mfuleni, Western Cape, on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will make an appearance at the National Assembly in Parliament, this afternoon, to field questions from Members of Parliament.

Pretoria - The task of creatively telling South African stories through films can be challenging if one does not have the resources and support from government.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has to date supported 17 municipalities in the Western Cape to enhance water security and improve water quality through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant programme.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 5pm, the utility said on Tuesday.

Pretoria –The City of Ekurhuleni is on a drive to equip high school learners from across the region with driver’s licenses while they are still in school.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services is satisfied with the progress made by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in its investigations into the department and its three entities.

Pretoria - Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) will be on top of the agenda during Communications Minister Faith Muthambi’s bilateral engagement visit to Mozambique, on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has invited companies to participate in the Outward Selling and Investment Mission to Singapore and Malaysia that will take place in August.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead South Africa's Youth Month celebrations on Tuesday, June 16, at the Tshwane Events Centre, in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has welcomed the approval of the Defence Review 2014 by the National Assembly, calling it a major milestone in ensuring the revitalisation of South Africa’s armed forces.

Pretoria – Government is awaiting a legal opinion on the public service wage negotiations, says General Secretary of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC), Frikkie De Bruin.

Pretoria - Five South African universities, which were previously under-resourced, have received a R30 million boost for health research.