South Africa

Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has handed over ten 18 000 litre water trucks to the Eastern Cape province.

Pretoria- Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has dismissed the petition that has been submitted by lawyers representing the AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to re-open the King's case in the Mthatha High Court.

Pretoria - The Ministry of State Security has conveyed condolences to the family and friends of Hermanus Van Schalkwyk who was killed in an accident involving one of the official security vehicles.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy has moved to clarify reports that government and Cabinet have finalised a decision to implement the nuclear build programme.

Pretoria- Reports that United Kingdom-based travellers have experienced problems due to South Africa’s immigration regulations are untrue, says the Department of Home Affairs.

Pretoria –The Water and Sanitation Department says the release of extra water from the Katse Dam in Lesotho will bolster water supply and relieve the impact of the current drought.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished Richard Maponya, who turned 95-years-old on Christmas Eve, a happy birthday.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has handed over water tankers to some of the municipalities affected by the drought in KwaZulu-Natal.

Fellow South Africans,
We are nearing the end of another momentous year in the history of our young democracy.

Pretoria- The South African Revenue Service (SARS) successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle two rhino horns out of the country at OR Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has appealed to municipalities who are in arrears with Eskom to approach the utility and reach an agreement to settle their debt.

Pretoria – The number of inmates escaping from South Africa’s correctional centres has dropped significantly in the last 20 years, says Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla.

Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that South Africa has earlier this month exported its first air shipment of litchis to the United States.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) management has announced the finalisation of various interventions to boost the morale in the SAPS.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says Cuban experts in the water and sanitation sector, which have been contracted to work in South Africa for two years, continue to be productive.