South Africa

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma says the late struggle icon Oliver Tambo contributed to making South Africa what it is today.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says Africa and India must deepen the scope of their working relationship in order to benefit from opportunities in the ocean economy.

Cape Town – Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu says police will deploy over 100 men and women in blue in the Nyanga township in the Western Cape – an area which is notorious for its high murder rate.

Pretoria – The South African Post Office (Sapo) will on Wednesday pay its staff the outstanding portion of their salaries.

Pretoria - Late learner applications at schools continue to be a problem, despite massive communication about cut-off dates by provinces.

Pretoria - The University of the Witwatersrand and the Students' Representative Council on Monday evening reached a resolution on a series of proposals, including that there will be no increases in academic, residence and any other fees.

Pretoria – Bushbuckridge residents will on Friday learn more about the digital migration process that will change the way broadcasting works in South Africa.

Pretoria - Police Deputy Minister Makhotso Maggie Sotyu will be in Nyanga, Cape Town, this morning to inspect and get a progress report of Operation Stopper.

Pretoria - Police have launched a manhunt following the murder of a police officer at eNtumeni, Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has won the coveted ICT Service Delivery and Transformation Award in the National Government category at the ICT Public Service Awards.

Pretoria – South Africa will soon have a Paper and Packaging Industry Plan, which will bring a significant change in the current waste management regime.

Pretoria - Operation Fiela -- the nationwide campaign aimed at ridding the country of illegal weapons, drug dens, prostitution rings and other illegal activities -- continues to yield positive results in the Free State.

Pretoria - The sporting fraternity has lost another young talented soccer player, Cecil Lolo.

Pretoria - Its heads down this morning as thousands of Grade 12 learners around the country sit for their final English paper one.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has applauded the announcement by President Jacob Zuma that there would be no fee increments at universities in 2016.