South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa is to hold its second nuclear vendor parade this month with four other countries.

Pretoria – Two months since the tragic collapse of a guesthouse in Lagos, Nigeria, the bodies of 74 of the deceased have arrived home to a poignant and emotional reception ceremony.

Pretoria – The formal reception for the bodies of the South Africans who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria two months ago is now underway at a hangar at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza is in Pretoria to accompany 18 families as they receive the mortal remains of their loved ones who died in Nigeria two months ago.

Johannesburg – Women, who are leaders in their respective fields, took time of out of their busy schedules this weekend to invest in the next generation of rising professionals.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has congratulated AB de Villiers on being named the ICC’s One Day International Cricketer of the Year.

Pretoria – The mortal remains of 74 South Africans, who died when a guesthouse collapsed in the Nigerian economic capital of Lagos in September, arrived home on Sunday morning.

Johannesburg - Public servants who go the extra mile in delivering services by putting people first were honoured at the Batho Pele Excellence Awards in Johannesburg on Friday night.

Pretoria - Government will on Sunday host a formal reception ceremony at the Air Force Base Waterkloof to receive the mortal remains of South Africans who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Nigeria in September.

Lagos – Government has confirmed that the bodies of 74 South Africans, who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Nigeria over two months ago, will be transported from Lagos to Pretoria on Saturday night.

Bloemfontein - Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi, has commended the Free State Provincial Government for the role it has played in supporting community print media in the province.

Lagos – A high-level team consisting of 80 specialist members from the Department of Health, the South African Police Service and the South African Military Health Service will arrive in Nigeria tonight to begin the process of repatriating the mortal remains of South Africans who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria in September.

Cape Town – The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development aims to open 25 new Small Claims Courts in the current financial year, Deputy Minister John Jeffery said on Friday.

Pretoria – Government this week released a Gazette in terms of section 3(2) of the Broadcasting Act (No. 4 of 1999) with the intention of undertaking a comprehensive broadcasting policy review.

Pretoria - National Treasury has published the draft Notice and Regulations required to allow the introduction of tax free savings accounts as of March next year.