Johannesburg - Poor South Africans could receive 70 kilowatts worth of free electricity if Eskom is granted a 45 percent "smoothed" tariff increase, says it's Chief Executive Jacob Maroga.
Johannesburg - Johannesburg Emergency Services are still searching for the 20-day-old baby and taxi driver who were washed away in the heavy storms which hit Gauteng on Thursday.
Pretoria - South Africa's trade deficit has dropped from R88 billion to R64.5 billion, according to the revised South African Revenue Service (SARS) statistics for trade for 2008 released on Wednesday.
Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fatima Hajaig has apologised to President Kgalema Motlanthe for the anti-Semitic statements she made at a Palestinian solidarity rally in Lenasia on 14 January.
Pretoria - The South African Navy will next week host the 3rd Sea Power for Africa Symposium which will focus on the challenges facing navies throughout the continent.
Pretoria - Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, says the police will cooperate fully with the investigators of the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) probing the circumstances that led to the death of Olga Kekana.
Johannesburg - An incentive-based regulation programme which aims to acknowledge municipalities which have excellent drinking water quality management was launched by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry on Monday.
Parliament - The City of Cape Town has warned motorists to steer clear of certain roads in the city centre due to road closures between 09:00 and 14:00 on Friday, when Parliament opens.
Pretoria - The fourth quarter of 2008 witnessed an uptake in job creation resulting in a decline of 1.3 percent in unemployment in the country, Statistics South Africa reported, Monday.
Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has joined the list of South Africans to pay tribute to fallen jazz legend Winston Mankunku, 66, who died on Monday night.
Pretoria – The Ministry of Police has refuted allegations that both Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and his deputy are neglecting their duties.
Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested man, reported to be a former Blue Bulls rugby player, in connection with the murder of three people in that province.
Pretoria - Operations are back to normal at the United States (US) embassy in Pretoria after staff was evacuated from the building this morning.
Pretoria - The Department of Public Works today signed an agreement with FETs in a bid to ensure that students receive proper practical training.
Johannesburg - To ensure there is sufficient water available for generations to come and that economic activity in the country is able to grow, government has launched the Water for Growth and Development Framework.
