South Africa

Pretoria - Energy Minister Ben Martins has called on business, labour, social organisations and energy stakeholders to contribute to economic transformation of the country.

Cape Town – Speaker of the National Assembly Max Sisulu says he will never forget the day when former President Nelson Mandela was released from prison 24 years ago.

Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission’s final voter registration weekend saw a total of 1 259 560 new potential voters registering to vote in the 7 May general elections.

Cape Town – This year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will cost R2 million less than it did in the previous year, Parliament’s presiding officers announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Desbo Mohono, is expected to hand over water reticulation infrastructure, fencing and 100 goats valued at R1.3 million to Bray Co-operative on Friday.

Pretoria – North West farmers have been warned of an expected increase of animal ticks, internal worms, flies and mosquitoes that are carrying diseases due to the heavy rains experienced recently in the province.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has expressed satisfaction with the services it rendered to South Africans during the final voter registration weekend.

It is that much anticipated time of the year when local families gather before their television sets or radios to hear first-hand how our country is performing. On Thursday at 7pm, President Jacob Zuma will deliver his State of the Nation Address.

Pretoria – South Africans are today commemorating the 24th anniversary of the release of the late former President Nelson Mandela from prison.

Kleinmond – Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom says South Africa is committed to building stronger cooperation in science, technology and innovation with the BRICS member states.

Pretoria - The North West Provincial Executive Council (Exco) has placed Madibeng Local Municipality under provincial administration, Premier Thandi Modise announced on Monday.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned the alleged killing of three people, whose properties were also torched at the Freedom Park informal settlement in Rustenburg.

Pretoria - All eyes will be on President Jacob Zuma tonight as he delivers his sixth State of the Nation Address and the last one for the current administration.

Pretoria - Potential voters that missed the past weekend’s final voter registration can still do so at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) offices located through the country, the Presidency announced on Monday.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has urged traditional surgeons to submit their applications to conduct initiation schools before Friday, 28 February.