South Africa

Pretoria - A team of detectives has been set up to investigate the killing of two police officers in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Wednesday afternoon.

Pretoria - South Africa’s University of Witwatersrand will this morning announce a major new fossil discovery at Maropeng, in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.

Pretoria - The man suspected of murdering Sergeant Xolani Sowambi, 35, from the Eastern Cape will appear in the Queenstown Magistrate Court, on Thursday.

Pretoria – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has paid tribute to South Africa for its achievement in the fight against hunger.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the Maintenance Amendment Act (Act No.9 of 2015) into law.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday convene the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission Council (PICC) Meeting in Cape Town.

Pretoria – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says future policies should consider the important role that forests can play in economic development, food security and job creation.

Pretoria - State Security Minister David Mahlobo says there is no immediate threat or danger yet on anyone in the country relating to a possible terrorist attack.

Pretoria - The power system is currently stable with the country having had 31 consecutive days of no load shedding, Eskom said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Police have unveiled “Operation Stopper”, an initiative aimed at reducing crime in the Nyanga area, on the Cape Flats.

Pretoria - Teaching is expected to resume at the troubled Roodepoort Primary School this morning.

Pretoria – The leadership of the South African Post Office (Sapo) is making progress in ensuring stability and managing costs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday visit Mozambique to unveil the Matola Monument and Interpretative Centre in remembrance of members of Umkhonto We Sizwe who were killed during a raid in 1981.

Pretoria – The Department of Tourism is working towards removing the barriers that prevents or hinders women from participating fully in the sector.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday take questions from Members of Parliament on progress made by government towards achieving the objectives of the National Development Plan (NDP).