South Africa

Pretoria – National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, has encouraged graduates to make a difference in society.

Pretoria – A task team has been set up to investigate the murder of Warrant Officer Petrus Johannes Holz, 50, who was attacked by two suspects this morning.

Pretoria - The Basketball National League (BNL) has joined forces with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in hosting prominent NBA dignitaries and players on Friday as part of the South African legacy programme.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg’s drive to promote recycling moved up a gear, when a R16-million multipurpose Pikitup waste management depot was opened in Orange Farm, Region G.

Pretoria - Seven suspects, including a convicted criminal serving a sentence at Kgoshi Mampuru Correctional Services, in Pretoria, have been arrested and charged for corruption and impersonating police officers.

Pretoria - The successful implementation of the service delivery driven Setsokotsane programme in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district is an affirmation of the province’s pursuit of the National Development Plan’s goals, says North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo.

Pretoria – Gauteng Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation MEC Molebatsi Bopape has paid tribute to South African cricket legend, Clive Rice, who died yesterday after suffering from a brain tumour.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, as the Grand Patron of the National Orders, is inviting members of the public to nominate recipients for the 2016 National Orders Awards.

Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is satisfied with progress made in the roll-out phase of the Paperless Classroom for Grade 12 learners across the province, says the Gauteng Department of Education.

Pretoria - The power system is currently stable enabling Eskom to perform maintenance without load shedding, said the power utility on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Promotion and Protection of the Investment Bill has been tabled in Parliament, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has condemned a shooting that led to the death of a woman and the injury of three people at the Sangweni Taxi Rank in Tembisa on Tuesday morning.

Pretoria – South Africa, Namibia and Botswana are on Tuesday meeting to discuss the importance of shared groundwater resources and the best approaches to equally share them.

Pretoria – The 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) is a powerful platform to learn what other successful nations are doing to promote and sustain enterprise development, says Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.

Pretoria – The Jericho water plan is expected to restore water to 19 villages that fall under the Madibeng Local Municipality.