South Africa

Ga-Seleka - The 66 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant (PV) project site in Lephalale, Limpopo, is a ray of light in the country’s efforts to resolve the energy challenge.

Pretoria - Qualifying households in the Free State and Northern Cape can from today apply for a subsidised set-top box at their local post office.

Pretoria - As the world commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December, researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have made progress in developing a biomanufacturing process for HIV antibodies.

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it is making good progress in delivering on the target it set at the beginning of the year.

Pretoria - South Africa will this week play host to the historic event, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit.

Pretoria - Local government is increasingly being identified as the strategic enabler for national economic and development objectives, says South African Local Government Association chairperson Thabo Manyoni.

Pretoria – South Africa views its representation on the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a major step towards the realisation of the country and the African continent’s potential in the maritime sector.

Lephalale - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this morning listen to the day-to-day challenges faced by residents of Ga-Seleka in Lephalale, Limpopo, to find ways to improve government services to the community.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to continue to test for HIV in order to achieve an Aids-free generation.

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a ruling regarding the appointment of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Chief Operating Officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

Pretoria – Grade 12 learners from the Vhembe District in Limpopo will have to rewrite two National Senior Certificate exams after it was discovered that the papers were leaked.

Pretoria – A woman who had to wear a mask to protect herself from the dust in her shack has been given a brand new house worth R500 000.

Pretoria – The Presidential Handbook has been officially released publicly, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - Matriculants have completed their National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations today, and the Gauteng Department of Education says the management and administration of the exams was successful.

Pretoria – Various Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers will engage with communities on government’s Nine- Point Plan during the National Imbizo Focus Week, to be held next week.