South Africa

Pretoria – About 70 graduates, who benefitted from the Jacob Zuma RDP Education Trust, have told President Jacob Zuma how their lives and family conditions have changed.

Pretoria – Sixty-three people have been arrested for drunken driving, while four others have been held for speeding in the Northern Cape since the start of the festive season.

Pretoria – Correctional Services Regional Commissioner Nkosinati Breakfast says there are strong leads that could help with the re-arrest of one escapee after 14 of the 15 Christmas Day escapees from Fort Beaufort Correctional Centre were apprehended in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Saturday said a nation that treats its senior citizens well receives blessings.

Pretoria - Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has conveyed her condolences on the passing of Member of Parliament Yolanda Botha.

Pretoria - The national Department of Health has announced various pharmaceutical companies that won the three year tender to supply antiretroviral (ARVs) to millions of patients on treatment in South Africa.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday spent time with destitute families and senior citizens at their Christmas Party in Savannah Park, in Durban.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Tunisia's President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi on his victory following the presidential run-off elections.

Pretoria – Parliament has noted the judgement of the Western Cape High Court delivered today which, as an interim measure, requires Parliament to pay, with immediate effect, the salaries and allowances to 20 Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged South Africans to respect the laws regulating water and use water sparingly, even during this festive holiday season.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has been recognised and conferred with a Honourary Professorship by Tsinghua University, the Jacob G Zuma Foundation announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has stopped and checked 32 385 vehicles, issued 3 527 notices, discontinued 60 vehicles and 841 Public Transportation Notices were issued since the beginning of December.

Pretoria - The transfer of South African Airways (SAA) from the Ministry of Public Enterprises to the Ministry of Finance was gazetted on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived back in the country, following his visit to Tanzania and Uganda.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Kampala, Uganda, for the continuation of talks on the South Sudan peace process.