South Africa

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.

Pretoria - Eskom did not implement load shedding on Tuesday, as demand for electricity decreased.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe has called on South Africans to share what they would like President Jacob Zuma to talk about during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this year.

Pretoria – First Lady Tobeka Madiba-Zuma says urgent action is needed to raise awareness and develop practical strategies to address the burden of cancer.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) says it is currently monitoring an algal bloom detected on the West Coast and has dispatched its scientists to the area to assess its extent and scope.

Pretoria – Two people died and 18 others sustained injuries when a minibus transporting school children overturned next to a bridge on the R101, near Pyramid, in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Workers in the wholesale and retail sector are now entitled to minimum wage increases that vary between 6.1% and 8.1% in various job categories.

Pretoria – North West MEC for Tourism Desbo Mohono has officially opened the Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre.

Next week, the President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma will deliver the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to the joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament.

Pretoria - Stage one load-shedding is to be implemented this morning, Eskom said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The MECs for Education yesterday called for the finalisation of investigations into the group cheating in last years’ matric examinations.