South Africa

Pretoria – About R20 million will be spent on three projects which will address some of Gauteng’s public transport challenges.

Pretoria – Government’s performance monitoring plan is gaining traction, with over 850 facilities checked under the Frontline Service Delivery Monitoring (FSDM) Programme.

Pretoria - A woman was bust with cocaine worth R2.9 million at OR Tambo International Airport, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Monday.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Arts and Culture, Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi, has congratulated Idols SA finalists Noma Khumalo and Thami Shobede for representing the province in the competition thus far.

Pretoria – The panel of advisors appointed by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to advise on the national minimum wage is expected to convene in two weeks to consider responses from Nedlac constituencies.

Pretoria - Postbank has warned its customers about a scam in which customers are misled to disclose their banking and other personal information to parties which use it to generate fraudulent debit orders from their accounts.

Pretoria - Liquor and fridges worth R200 000 were confiscated at the weekend in a joint operation between the National Liquor Authority and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) says a case of homicide is under investigation following the death of a pedestrian after being knocked over by a member of the Presidential Protection Unit.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of four women who passed away on Saturday in a tragic boat accident in Hartbeespoort Dam, in the North West.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended words of comfort to the Mxenge family on the 35th anniversary of the brutal murder of revered human rights lawyer and freedom fighter, Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge, which took place on 19 November 1981.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has conveyed a message of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India following a fatal train accident.

Pretoria - The Department of Tourism has received the top accolade at the 2016 National Batho Pele Excellence Awards (NBPEA) for being the Best Functioning National Department of the Year.

Pretoria - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has expressed sadness over the reported death of four people, who died when a ferry carrying 200 passengers on the Hartbeespoort Dam caught fire on Saturday afternoon.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged the youth of South Africa to act on the opportunities available to them, so that there is no regret or sorrow when they look back at their lives.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday at the NEDLAC offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg, release the report of the Panel of Advisors appointed to advise NEDLAC on the level at which South Africa's National Minimum Wage should be set.