South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed two Judges to act as Judges of the Constitutional Court.

Pretoria - Ahead of International Nelson Mandela Day, corporate giant Vodacom has packed food buckets for children from disadvantaged schools across the country.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a Provincial Official Funeral category two for Dumisani Mafu.

Pretoria – A leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) and his associate were arrested for the alleged possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in the Vaal.

Pretoria - The World Choir Games, the “Olympic Games” of the global choral community, will be hosted by the City of Tshwane in 2018.

Pretoria - The first phase in the expansion of the coal line between the Waterberg in Limpopo and Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal has been completed.

Pretoria - The South African Government has joined the international community in strongly condemning the terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday in the French city of Nice during the Bastille Day celebrations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the eight children who passed away due to a fire at the Lakehaven Children's Home in Parlock, near Durban on Thursday.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this Saturday deliver a keynote address at an annual cultural celebration to promote indigenous and traditional dances at Saulsville Arena.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has asked Parliament to grant the South African Airways (SAA) a further extension to table its annual financial statements.

Pretoria - The basic education sector has made significant progress in improving the state of infrastructure in the country, says the Department of Basic Education.

Pretoria - More than R40 billion will be injected into the proposed Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Pretoria - The R6.1 billion investment announced by Toyota is on track to create 2 000 jobs, Toyota South Africa Chief Executive Officer Andrew Kirby said.

Pretoria - Autopax will resume its bus services in Mamelodi, Pretoria, next week, the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport said on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Summit.