South Africa

Pretoria - The Hawks in Gauteng have pounced on five suspects, who were allegedly selling unpolished diamonds in Montana, Pretoria, on Tuesday afternoon.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour has asked the Portfolio Committee on Labour for additional funding for 100 posts.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza will lead a delegation to Italy to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with two provinces, namely Lombardy and Puglia.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements will on Thursday recognise the best performing contractors, housing projects and municipalities in the delivery of houses for the 2014/15 financial year.

Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Chupu Mathabatha has announced that he will soon be appointing a new MEC for Education.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday conveyed his deepest condolences to the family, the government and the people of Tanzania on the passing on of Brigadier General Hashim Mbita.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has encouraged learners to consider Technical Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVET) as their alternative to university education.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will on Thursday hand over Dorrington Matsepe Primary School in Kroonstad as part of the department’s programme of building 527 brand new schools across South Africa.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the decision by Sasol to withdraw legal action against her and the National Air Quality Officer in the High Court.

Pretoria – A Board of Inquiry has been set up to investigate the root course of yesterday’s train accident at the Denver train station, near Johannesburg.

Pretoria - The State Security Ministry says Minister David Mahlobo is committed to meeting with various stakeholders regarding the work of his portfolio.

Pretoria - Leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are meeting this morning in Zimbabwe for their Extraordinary Summit.

Lagos - Up to 300 unidentified females have been rescued by Nigerian troops in the northeast Sambisa forest, following a daring and precise operation on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family who lost their loved one during a fatal train collision in Denver, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said all South Africans must be mobilised to work together to achieve total freedom and economic growth.