South Africa

Six South African Post Office employees who took part in the illegal strike which crippled postal operations in 2014, have been convicted of contempt of court.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura will on Friday convene a consultative session with all stakeholders to discuss the report of the Advisory Panel on the Socio-economic Impact of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and the e-tolls.

Pretoria - National carrier South African Airways (SAA) has been awarded a 4-Star rating for the thirteenth consecutive year.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Wednesday expressed concern over allegations of racism in schools across the province and condemned racial discrimination.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement load-shedding as of 10am this morning, it said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has rebuffed reports that water levels in De Hoop Dam near Steelpoort, in Limpopo, pose a flood risk.

Pretoria – A whopping R381 million has been set aside to upgrade the Brits Water Treatment Works (BWTW), which will bring to an end the water shortages that has recently sparked service delivery protests in Majakaneng.

When South Africans stand together, we are able overcome the odds. It is a characteristic that has long defined us as a nation. We demonstrated this tenacity when we successfully hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Eskom says the risk of load-shedding remains following load-shedding from last night.

Pretoria - Following weeks of violent service delivery protests in Malamulele, Limpopo, police say they will clamp down on the unrest, so that services and schooling can resume in the area.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour is in the process of setting up a new wage adjustment structure for the private security sectoral determination.

Pretoria - The death toll from this morning’s fatal crash on the R101 in Tshwane has risen to three, the Tshwane Metro Police Department says.

Pretoria - All travellers arriving into South Africa from Zambia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia, Sao Tome and Principe will no longer be required to produce proof of the yellow fever certificate, says the Health Ministry.

Pretoria - Deputy President and Southern African Development Community (SADC) facilitator, Cyril Ramaphosa, has welcomed the recent deployment of an Electoral Advisory Council to Maseru, Lesotho, as part of preparations for the forthcoming elections.

Pretoria - South Africa must take care to balance its technological advancement with sound legislation that is designed to protect children from pornographic content.