South Africa

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

Pretoria - The Department of Energy on Monday assured South Africans that there will sufficient supply of petrol and diesel this festive season.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini will today take her festive season anti-substance and alcohol abuse campaign to Emakhosini rural village, in Ulundi, urging the community to stop using isiqatha and dagga.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this weekend host a year end function for senior citizens in KwaZulu-Natal, said the Presidency.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Professors Annet Wanyana Oguttu and Marita Carnelly as members of the South African Law Reform Commission with effect from 2 January 2015 to fill two vacant posts.

Pretoria - The Presidency on Sunday said it was surprised that the Sunday Times newspaper has totally disregarded its responses to questions posed about a Department of Energy official, Senti Thobejane, who the paper incorrectly identified as an advisor to President Jacob Zuma in its report.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where he will hold talks with his counterpart President Jakaya Kikwete.

Pretoria - A total of 21 drunk drivers have been arrested following a massive traffic law enforcement operation at the weekend in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the Public Administration Management Act, 2014 (Act No. 11 of 2014) into law.

Pretoria – As 2014 draws to a close, President Jacob Zuma reflects on the year that was.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has welcomed the arrest of 16 members of a rhino horn smuggling syndicate in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Pretoria – Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo has welcomed the sentencing of a former City of Johannesburg official, who was found guilty for his involvement in the illegal sale of State land in Lenasia.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will today kick off its annual festive season marine protection awareness campaign in Paternoster on the west coast.

Pretoria – The Mpumalanga Department of Education has allocated 250 bursaries to learners who want to pursue teaching as their career, with a special focus on Maths, Science, Accounting, Economics and Agriculture.

Pretoria - Although constrained, South Africa’s power system is expected to remain stable for this week and for the rest of the festive season, said power utility Eskom.