South Africa

Pretoria - Eskom is implementing stage one of load shedding this morning.

Pretoria - Joint Operational Centres have been activated nationally to respond to the ongoing attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal government will this morning lead a peace march against attacks on foreign nationals.

Pretoria - As part of a broader comprehensive strategy to address the poor performance by learners in languages and numeracy, the Department of Basic Education, in partnership with Spell It South Africa, will today launch the Spelling Bee South Africa Competition for 2015.

Pretoria - Eskom will move from stage 2 to stage 3 load-shedding at 4pm today.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni has condemned attacks directed at foreign nationals, which have taken place in Durban.

Cape Town – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom’s residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches.

Pretoria - A group of learners from Sol Plaatje Primary School in Mafikeng will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk directly to an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) in May.

Pretoria - Freedom Park is taking part in the World Trade Market 2015 taking place in Cape Town from Wednesday till Friday.

Pretoria - Free State Premier Ace Magashule has encouraged the province’s business fraternity to build working relationships with their Chinese counterparts.

Cape Town – The unveiling of a high-tech mobile lodgement office is expected to increase accessibility to citizens who live in far-flung rural areas who wish to submit land claims.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has launched a new health science university envisaged to be ranked amongst the best in the world.

Pretoria - The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will celebrate World Intellectual Property Day later this month.

Pretoria - The second National Imbizo Focus Week has seen government representatives, including Cabinet Ministers and their deputies, embarking on over 70 events countrywide.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Tourism is proud that the province will host the 21st edition of the South African Music Awards (SAMAs).