South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will leave today to visit the Republic of Burundi with the aim of strengthening relations between the two countries, his office said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - South Africa's low lending rate and the Reserve Bank's stockpiling of more than $50 billion in foreign currency would help shield the country from some of the turmoil experienced by global markets in recent days, Johan van den Heever, the Reserve Bank's deputy chief economist said today.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has instructed his legal team to lodge an appeal against the suspended five-year prison sentence imposed on a driver found guilty of culpable homicide and reckless and negligent driving.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is pulling out all the stops to ensure that those who need Identity Documents (IDs) to cast their vote on 18 May have every opportunity to obtain them.

Durban - An almost unfamiliar Bafana Bafana side defeated Tanzania 1-nil in an international friendly at the national stadium in Dar-es-Salaam on Saturday.

Polokwane - The Limpopo government is negotiating with a Chinese company to explore using green energy sources in the province

Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Business Confidence Index (SACCI) fell to 99 points in July from 102.4 in June.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has announced that some of the Cape military veterans who can still participate in the Reserve Force of the SANDF will urgently be incorporated into the force.

Pretoria - A judge has ruled that honeymoon murder accused, Shrien Dewani, can be extradited to South Africa to face charges relating to his wife's murder.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros following a boat accident that killed over 50 people.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has announced that some of the Cape military veterans who can still participate in the Reserve Force of the SANDF will urgently be incorporated into the force.

Pretoria - There is a need to empower the youth by all means necessary to secure a prosperous South Africa, and this can only be achieved through youth involvement in economic activities.

Pretoria - Government has reiterated Cabinet's call to all eligible voters to come out in large numbers on 18 May 2011 to exercise their democratic right to elect a government of their choice.

Pretoria - Employees of private security companies who carry firearms without the relevant authorisation face the risk of being arrested, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned.

Pretoria - Getting stuck in traffic and taking hours to travel from Pretoria to Johannesburg is a thing of the past for motorists who've chosen to use the Gautrain.