South Africa

Pretoria- A dazzling flypast and ceremonial Guard of Honour have greeted President Jacob Zuma and spectators to Freedom Day celebrations.

Cape Town - Parliament is looking at creating a model that will allow the public to have more say in parliamentary processes and will also create rules around MPs missing National Assembly sessions, National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu said today.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma says special remission of sentence to specific categories of sentenced offenders, probationers and parolees will be granted.

Pretoria - The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has indicated that it does not have the jurisdiction to classify content published by media houses.

Pretoria- South Africans celebrate Freedom Day in order to ensure that the present does not erase the past, and in order to protect the future, says President Jacob Zuma.

Johannesburg - A speedy solution was needed to end the impasse over the implementation of the e-tolling system in Gauteng's main freeways, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.

Pretoria- South Africans from all walks of life gathered today at the Union Buildings, 18 years after the first democratic elections were held in South Africa, to reflect on what Freedom Day means to them and what it should mean for future generations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma honoured men and women who have made great contributions to South Africa's democracy by bestowing National Orders on them at a ceremony at the Presidential Guesthouse

Pretoria- Inmates set to benefit from special remissions of sentence, announced by President Jacob Zuma on Freedom Day, have been urged to make the most of the second chance they are being given.

Pretoria - South Africa will continue to use nuclear energy for the improvement of lives, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Thursday.

Mbekweni - Residents of Mbekweni in Paarl took full advantage and shared some of their concerns with the high profile government delegation that visited their area on Friday.

Pretoria- South Africa and Saudi Arabia have maintained good political, economic and trade relations, established by the bonds of friendship and a commitment to partnership, says International Relations and Co-operation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim.

Pretoria- The Department of Transport says it has noted the judgment handed down by the North Gauteng High Court regarding the implementation of e-tolling on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project road network.

Pretoria - The Presidency says former President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday arrived at his home in Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria- Government has condemned the kidnapping of a 12-year-old South African boy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.