South Africa

Pretoria - Acting North West Premier Paul Sebegoe has signed a proclamation declaring May 7 as the election date for the North West Provincial Legislature.

Pretoria - Five-time World Cup winners Brazil are scheduled to arrive in South Africa on Monday, 3 March, for their match against the national squad, Bafana Bafana.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate a multi-million rand tender, which the Department of Communications awarded to Media Corner.

Pretoria - Two men will appear in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the attempted murder of a miner at Anglo American Platinum's Khuseleka 1 shaft.

Pretoria - South Africa has the largest private security industry in the world; as a result, the regulation of the industry needs to be strengthened, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria – Government says it has taken note of the recent developments regarding the situation of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) persons worldwide.

Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training says it will not tolerate any unconstitutional activities being carried out at any of the country’s tertiary institutions.

Johannesburg - Although the country’s power supply will remain constrained going into the winter months, government -- cognisant of electricity supply disruptions on the economy -- is working together with Eskom to ensure that the lights stay on, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced that the seasonally adjusted real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased at an annualised rate of 3.8 percent.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says communities should help to safeguard national assets, especially those that aim to empower and educate the nation.

Cape Town – The Department of Home Affairs issued close to 20 000 IDs to South Africans who went to register to vote during the final registration weekend of 8 and 9 February, authorities said.

Pretoria – The North Gauteng High Court has ruled on Tuesday that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's murder trial will be televised in part with conditions.

Cape Town – The average time to fill vacancies in the public service improved to five months as of December 2013, compared to nine months three years ago, it was announced on Tuesday.

During the National Assembly debate on the State of the Nation Address this year, the Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, spoke passionately about the advancement of women.

Pretoria – The African language pilot policy of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) will continue, the department said on Tuesday.