South Africa

Pretoria - National Treasury on Monday published the draft regulations on the carbon offset in terms of the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment and further consultation.

Pretoria - Two suspects, who were found to have swallowed 91 cocaine bullets, have been arrested after disembarking at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - Eskom has synchronised the last unit at Ingula power station in KwaZulu-Natal, which will add 333 megawatts to the national grid.

Pretoria - Power has been restored in Orlando West north and in Dube, Soweto following a power outage on Monday morning, Eskom said.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is urging the thousands of households which will be sampled in the South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016 (SADHS 2016) to welcome fieldworkers into their homes.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) has called on society to respond to the challenge of intolerance by making inputs to the Draft National Action Plan (NAP).

Pretoria - The Presidential Labour Working Group is expected to meet this week to discuss matters relating to the economy, as well as other socio-economic issues.

Pretoria – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on young people to emulate the youth of 1976 in their desire for quality education in a non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous country.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health has called on members of the public not to attack and block Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel from accessing and exiting their communities during protests.

Pretoria - The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, is expected to launch the Vaal Gamagara Water Supply Scheme and the Vaal Gamagara quality control laboratory in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has launched its new cycle of the Working for the Coast (WftC) project during World Oceans Day celebrations in Durban.

Pretoria - The Presidency has wished former President President Thabo Mbeki a happy birthday as he turned 74 on Saturday.

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Saturday kicked off the construction phase of a R30 million science centre facility at a sod-turning event in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has called on the youth to make use of the many opportunities that government has made available to them.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Friday welcomed 80 young cadets who are to be trained in various aspects of the department.