South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on the passing of his mother, Masefaku Sophia Motlanthe.

Pretoria - Ten South African students have been selected for a Swedish post-graduate scholarship programme.

Pretoria – Learners at Temogo Special School in the North West will get to experience a new dimension of learning when they receive a computer centre.

Pretoria – North West Premier Thandi Modise has called for all parties involved in the mining strike to end it, to spare more bloodshed.

Pretoria - The Zimbabwean couple, who allegedly attempted to smuggle in R6 million worth of gold bricks through Musina’s Beit Bridge border post on Friday afternoon, has appeared in court.

Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Monday acknowledged the successful conduct of South Africa’s fifth democratic elections, saying it contributes to improved business confidence.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned in the strongest terms an incident in which an 84-year-old man is alleged to have bludgeoned his wife to death over the weekend.

Pretoria - Extradited British national Shrien Dewani will this morning appear in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) has warned Gauteng road users not to be deceived by hoax e-mails and messages, claiming that money can be collected directly from the bank accounts of people using e-toll roads.

Pretoria - Government has commended all South Africans for making the 2014 national and provincial elections a success.

Pretoria - Dedicating the African National Congress’s victory to former President Nelson Mandela’s memory, President-elect Jacob Zuma on Saturday pledged to move the country forward.

Pretoria - With the conclusion on Saturday of South Africa’s fifth democratic elections, a total 13 of the 29 parties that contested the 2014 elections received enough votes to have representation in the National Assembly in Parliament.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa has declared the African National Congress (ANC) the winner of the 2014 General Election.

Pretoria – The African National Congress (ANC) leads the fifth democratic elections with a majority of 62.16%, according to preliminary results released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Friday.

Pretoria – The African National Congress (ANC) is excited and humbled by the confidence that South Africans have in the organisation, says ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu.