South Africa

Harare - The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said on Wednesday that general elections were conducted free and fair and that vote counting had begun.

Pretoria – Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau has been cleared of all allegations that he benefitted financially from a consortium in which his wife is a shareholder.

Krugersdorp - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has become the latest South African to add his footprint to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Maropeng, outside Krugersdorp.

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Pretoria - Energy Minister Ben Martins says the Wind Resource Map is going to be a useful instrument in government’s planning for the efficient use of the country’s wind resources.

Pretoria – The UNAIDS has described the series of breakthrough Aids policies in South Africa as an outstanding model towards the fight against HIV and Aids.

Pretoria - Business has welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry’s decision to investigate concerns into the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) of Ndalo Luxury Ventures (NLV).

Cape Town – The Department of Communications told Parliament today that it hopes to bring down high cellphone call rates and broadband fees through a programme run in collaboration with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), aimed at stimulating public debate.

Pretoria – Over R200 billion has been injected into the economy by the South African government last year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

President Nelson Mandela was one of the volunteers and leaders who defied apartheid laws in 1952 and participated in the largest non-violent resistance ever seen in South Africa known as the Defiance Campaign. The campaign was in response to a number of unfair and discriminatory laws, such as the pass laws.

Since the onset of democracy, South Africa has taken bold steps to advance the interests of women. Today we can look back with pride at some of the many strides we have made, particularly as we prepare to celebrate 20 Years of democracy and freedom.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of the late former Chief Justice Pius Langa, the Presidency said.

Pretoria - The Coega Development Cooperation (CDC) has exceeded its jobs target by creating 13 596 direct and indirect jobs in the 2012/13 financial year, the state-owned company said on Monday.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service in the North West continues to monitor and maintain stability in the North West Platinum Belt.

Pretoria - Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says it is introducing a 200-wagon train service named Shongololo on its export coal line that will run directly from Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBTC) to mines in Mpumalanga.