South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has authorised a probe into allegations of serious maladministration in the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has determined the period in which judges must disclose their registrable interests and those of their immediate family members, for the first time.

Vosloorus – The Department of Transport today handed over a torch of peace to the Department of Basic Education, which signifies a commitment to creating safer schools.

Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has reiterated a need for organised labour, organised business and government to consolidate social dialogue as the guiding principle.

Benoni - South Africans should participate in the upcoming General Elections to celebrate the legacy of the late former President Nelson Mandela, says Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula.

Cape Town – In a drive to rid the police service of unsuitable police officers, community members will now be involved in the recruitment of police candidates to ensure that only the most suitable candidates are chosen to become police officers, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has offered government’s assistance in mediating talks between the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) and platinum mining companies.

Pretoria - The North West Provincial Executive Council (Exco) will today assess progress made in the interventions put in place to turn around the performance of a number of municipalities in that province.

Pretoria - Operations are back to normal at the South African National Road Agency's (SANRAL) Central Operations Centre (COC), in Midrand, after an envelope containing a white substance, suspected to be anthrax, was found on the premises.

Johannesburg - An exceptional 29.6-carat blue diamond has been discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa.

Pretoria – Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau says new partnerships are needed across various sectors to address the ever-present challenge of climate change.

Pretoria - The prize money for the 2014 Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) would total, $3.2 million, about R34 million, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Ministry of Police says the Human Rights Watch 2014 World Report was “generalising and subjective” in its assessment of the country’s police.

Pretoria – SANRAL says its Central Operations Centre (COC) was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious envelope containing a white substance was found on the premises.

Pretoria – As mineworkers in some of the country’s platinum mines prepare to go on strike, government has urged all parties involved in the current wage dispute to engage in meaningful negotiations to resolve the dispute.