South Africa

Pretoria - Sentencing proceedings are expected to begin in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court this morning, in the murder case of rap star Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will address the South Africa-Nigeria Business Forum today, as he spends his second day in Nigeria.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi has warned members of the public to be cautious about responding to a post on his personal Facebook account, saying it is a scam.

Pretoria - The Hawks have arrested a Department of Home Affairs official in Nigel, Gauteng, for allegedly organising fraudulent birth registrations.

Pretoria – Over three million South Africans visited their local voting stations over the past weekend, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Glen Mashinini, said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says it has made progress in creating a conducive environment to ensure learners with disabilities receive quality education.

Pretoria - There is a need to promote youth work in South Africa by exploring practices from around the globe with the view of professionalising youth work.

Davos - The World Communication Forum (WCF) is a good opportunity to position the South African brand and advance it at a global level, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - While progress has been made at most tertiary institutions, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says he remains concerned about events at the Tshwane University of Technology and the University of SA.

Pretoria - Government will in the next five years roll out broadband to 44 districts.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says her department is working closely with local authorities to establish the cause of the bus accident that claimed the lives of 10 people in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo.

Pretoria – Government says it will keep the development of the energy sector high on its priority list as this is key to easing constraints to economic growth.

Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has encouraged learners to discover space through the new planetarium at the Sci-Bono Discovery Auditorium in Johannesburg.

Cape Town – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says government’s response to the drought now exceeds R1 billion.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements Paul Mashatile has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the four people who died during a house fire in Sebokeng.