South Africa

Pretoria - Work is progressing well at Eskom’s Kusile power station, with the barring gear motor at Unit 1 of the power station being switched on this week.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Orlando Pirates and Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, who was killed during an apparent robbery in Vosloorus on Sunday.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Transport says it is satisfied with the operations of the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa).

Pretoria – The countdown to this year’s edition of the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day has begun, with Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa unveiling the details of this year’s campaign.

Pretoria - The late Bafana Bafana skipper, Senzo Meyiwa, will be buried in his home town of Umlazi in Durban on Saturday, 1 November, his club Orlando Pirates announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The newly revamped Lord Khanyile library has been handed over to the community of Ivory Park.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the family and friends of sporting personality Lindiwe Mwelase, who died on Saturday at Steve Biko Hospital after being in a coma for two weeks.

Pretoria - The Administrator for Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM), Kumaran Nair, says the municipality is looking at finding a lasting solution to the water shortage problem affecting all communities within its borders.

Pretoria – Older persons will be given a chance to make direct inputs on the Draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa.

Cape Town – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says research into the prevention of HIV is at the centre of government’s strategy aimed at ending the epidemic that has held the world hostage for many years.

Pretoria – The National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams are in full swing, with the Department of Basic Education saying no major incidents have been reported since the majority of matrics started writing on Monday.

Pretoria - Eskom has complied with a court ruling to hand over documents relating to the Koeberg steam generator replacement matter, it said on Monday.

Pretoria - Justice and Correctional Services Minister Advocate Michael Masutha has wished the 102 offenders sitting for the 2014 matric examinations success.

Pretoria – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will appeal the judgement and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case.

Johannesburg - A multi-disciplinary task team has been established to investigate the fatal shooting of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega said on Monday.