South Africa

Johannesburg - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will appoint an independent panel to look at the working conditions of musicians and actors.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma this week met with concerned groups on Palestine, said the Presidency on Friday.

Nelspruit - Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says community media should not deviate from being the voices of people on the ground.

Pretoria – Government says it has noted with “grave concern” the disruptions to the formal programme in the National Assembly in Parliament on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Labour, Nkosi Patekile, says it is important to acknowledge the underlying causes of child labour rather than only dealing with the symptoms.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says steady progress has been made in the improvement of education and school infrastructure.

Boksburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government is ready to work with national government to drive the struggle for radical socio-economic transformation.

Midrand - Women in the energy sector came together on Friday to take stock of the challenges and successes of South African women.

Pretoria – South Africa and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday signed an agreement that will assist government to deliver support to the country’s children.

Boksburg - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gauteng must take the lead in the fight against xenophobia in the country.

Pretoria – The Ministry of Finance has issued a warning to members of the public that there are a number of false Facebook accounts which claim to be that of the Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene.

Pretoria - South Africa has signed and adopted the new Benguela Current Commission (BCC) with Angola and Namibia, which will see the three countries work together in marine conservation matters.

Pretoria – The country’s social protection policy seems to be on the right track, according to the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) preliminary report on Project Mikondzo.

Pretoria – The North West Provincial Coordinating Council (NWPCC) says it is pleased by the efforts made by municipalities in preparing their Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for submission by the 31 August deadline.

Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it has given notice of its intention to deregister 21 political parties.