South Africa

Pretoria - Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Obed Bapela has condemned the death of a six-year-old boy, who died at an illegal initiation school in Kabhokweni, Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - South Africa remains determined to work with the international community, especially in Africa, to create a more peaceful, democratic and politically stable continent.

Pretoria – Four foreign nationals are expected to appear in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court this morning following the discovery of abalone in Benoni.

Pretoria - Telkom has moved to clarify allegations by labour unions around the restructuring process at the telecommunications operator.

Pretoria - Government’s commitment to root out corruption continues to yield results, with 70 police officers having been dismissed in the last six months.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Human Settlements and Local Government Collen Maine has announced that an administrator and an intervention team have been appointed to assist the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality.

Cape Town – The Department of Mineral Resources has shown signs of improvement in terms of sound financial management.

Pretoria - Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo has requested his legal team to investigate the validity of the eviction of the Mahlangu family from a farm in Rayton, east of Tshwane.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will next week lead a South African delegation to the Sixth Brics Summit in Brazil.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to Sri-Lanka, where he met with various political leaders.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) is working hard to ensure that audit outcomes of the province’s municipalities improve steadily.

Pretoria - The minimum wage in the hospitality sector has been increased from 1 July 2014.

Pretoria – Learners from disadvantaged schools are in for a treat this winter as they spend their holiday at a school camp learning exciting things about the built environment.

Pretoria - Business confidence was subdued in June due to adverse economic development, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci).

Pretoria - The Department of Labour’s ministerial team will meet the leadership of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) for talks to end the wage strike by workers.