South Africa

Lusaka - Zambians will today take to the polls to elect a President following the death of President Michael Sata last year.

Johannesburg - South Africa has deployed its first batch of trained healthcare professionals to work in Sierra Leone, in an effort to help contain the spread of Ebola Disease Virus, in the country and other parts of West Africa.

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services has started rolling out the new yellow uniforms for remand/awaiting trial prisoners.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked South Africans for their views on the upcoming Budget Speech and the general state of the economy.

Pretoria – Admissions and the registration process at higher learning institutions are going well, the Department of Higher Education and Training said on Monday.

South Africa will once again be represented at the World Economic Forum in Davos by a high level and multi-stakeholder team.

South Africa is committed to improving its global competitiveness and reputation with a view to delivering on its growth and developmental imperatives. South Africa continues to compare well with other emerging markets.

International investors continue to see South Africa as a reliable investment destination with foreign direct investment projects in South Africa having incrementally grown between 2007 and 2012.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma was on Sunday bestowed with the Order of the Lion of St Mark by His Beatitude Theodoris II, who is the Head of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Pope and Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and All Africa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of Mtholephi Mthimkhulu, a former MEC in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has referred the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration, the Presidency said on Friday.

Pretoria - Former President Kgalema Motlanthe is set to travel to Botswana for the funeral of that country’s former Vice President Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe.

Pretoria - The Limpopo provincial government and the public will get an opportunity to pay their last respects to the late Limpopo Education MEC, Thembisile Nwedamutswu, as she will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has signed a cooperation arrangement with outgoing Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States, Martin O’Malley, to boost trade links between the two provinces.

Pretoria - The Presidency has rejected claims that President Jacob Zuma has not been in Parliament since he was interrupted during his question time by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs on August 21.