South Africa

Pretoria - Senior executives at Eskom will not take their annual bonuses for the 2013/14 financial year, due to the parastatal’s R225-billion revenue shortfall.

Bronkhorstpruit – The community leaders of townships around Bronkhorstpruit in Tshwane, who staged service delivery protests, say they will refrain from burning tyres and will rather work with government to ensure that their demands are met.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has called on South Africans to help her department reach out to every child and youth-headed household.

Pretoria – The South African Finance Ministry says it has taken a decision not to nominate a candidate for the Presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has appointed Lieutenant General Lesetja Mothiba as the new Gauteng Provincial Commissioner.

Pretoria – Pedestrians and cyclists commuting to and from work between Sandton and Alexandra will no longer have to navigate dangerous traffic with the construction of a new walkway bridge linking the two areas.

Pretoria - No specific notice or regulation to ban unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also popularly known as drones, has been issued by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa).

Pretoria – Tshwane residents are being given a chance to reshape their city by helping officials to identify misspelt and derogatory geographical names.

Pretoria - The South African economy is unlikely to fall into a recession in the upcoming second quarter, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Hamilton Hlela has been arrested over allegations of fraud.

Pretoria – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she will establish an enquiry to investigate the manner in which the Lwandle evictions were carried out.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says government took the right decision to outlaw corporal punishment as it violated children’s Constitutional rights not to be subjected to any form of violence or abuse.

Pretoria - The Department for Women has expressed concern at the way that female learners at the Jordao College were treated following suspicion of sexual activity on the school’s premises.

Pretoria – The issuing of smart ID cards is making good progress, with the Department of Home Affairs reporting that it has passed the 300 000 mark.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has called on members of his executive council to publicly take a stand against rape and all forms of sexual abuse against women and children.