South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a delegation to the 26th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (AU Summit) later this week, said the Presidency.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday announced that the Lesotho Special Permit (LSP) application process will start on 1 March 2016.

Pretoria – The murder of one of the top metro police officers in Ekurhuleni, Major Koert Jordan, has been strongly condemned by Mayor Mondi Gungubele.

Pretoria - With just two weeks before President Jacob Zuma takes to the podium to deliver the State of Nation Address (SONA), Parliament’s Presiding Officers say their preparations are at an advanced stage.

Pretoria – 2015 saw the lowest number of fatalities ever recorded in the mining sector since the start of mining in South Africa.

Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane says police have made 466 arrests in areas where national management interventions were implemented between November 2015 and January 2016.

Pretoria - The Labour Court has dismissed an urgent application by the Department of Correctional Services’ KwaZulu-Natal Regional Commissioner, Mnikelwa Nxele, following his recent suspension.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has introduced flights to Abuja as a second gateway to Nigeria.

Pretoria - The launch of the TETRA Digital Radio Communication System and the state-of-the-art 10111 Command Centre will assist the police to respond swiftly to the needs of community members in distress.

Pretoria - The Presidency has dismissed media reports that suggest that there was no consultation process over the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act before it was signed into law by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department has conveyed condolences to the family of a learner who died on Tuesday in an accident in Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is set to continue with her Back to School campaign tomorrow which is aimed at promoting the value of education in the remote areas of Vuwani, in Limpopo province.

Pretoria – A R3.5 billion loan has been approved in principle by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to buy new Gautrain coaches, Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi said.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has congratulated Team South Africa for winning the 2016 International Schools Moot Court competition.

Pretoria - The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has obtained a court interdict against those protesting against the outsourcing of services at universities.