South Africa

Pretoria - Market expectation of a further 200 basis points increase in the repo rate this coming year is overdone, says Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus.

Pretoria – Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the passing of the Public Administration Management Bill (PAM) is expected to change the face of the state at national, provincial and local levels.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise will this morning visit flood stricken areas in the province which have seen two children go missing.

Pretoria - Tshwane’s Water and Sanitation Division has observed that water supplied to Region 7 from the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works has assumed an unusual colour - which is the result of the recent torrential rains.

Pretoria - More than 80 people have been injured following the collapse of the floor of a fishing company, at the Port Elizabeth harbour, in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – Just over a year after her brutal rape, mutilation and murder shocked the world, Anene Booysen's memory will now ignite new hope for her community.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian authorities on Thursday denied news reports that a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet may have continued flying for some time after last contact, saying these reports "were inaccurate".

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday launch the Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund which aims to avail financial support to deserving South African youth, especially from rural areas.

Pretoria - Traditional leaders and their immediate dependents will now get medical and pension fund benefits, KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, announced on Thursday.

Johannesburg – Two new state-of-the-art schools in the country’s most populous province have officially opened their doors, with the promise of a good quality education and brighter future through energy efficient means.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has welcomed the rejection of the Democratic Alliance (DA) application to declare the e-toll Bill unconstitutional and invalid by the Western Cape High Court.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has welcomed the preliminary findings on Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres, saying they will make a valuable contribution to government’s strategy to improve ECD services in the country.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says government will continue to invest in the country’s rural areas, in order to stimulate local economic growth and to further the social development of people living outside urban areas.

Bloemfontein – Fifty-four pupils from Gonyane Primary School in Bloemfontein were among the first group of girl learners in the country to get vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Special Envoy Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his visit to South Sudan as part of mediation efforts aimed at finding a lasting political solution in the war-torn country.