South Africa

Johannesburg – Government and business leaders have made a unanimous call to all stakeholders to help save the 2016 academic year while the engagements on fees continue.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially handed over the newly constructed Bophelong Secondary School in the Southern Development Corridor of Gauteng in Emfuleni.

Pretoria - Police have arrested 567 persons in 265 cases relating to the student protests over fees at the country’s institutions of higher learning and training.

Pretoria - City Power has employed 24 electrical engineering students as part of its contribution to give unemployed youth much needed work experience.

Mbuzini - President Samora Machel taught leaders that the task of the African revolution is to invent a new society, whose cornerstone is the welfare of all, not the exploitation of one by another, says Deputy President Ramaphosa.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on road users, especially public transport operators, to make road safety a priority.

Pretoria – Gauteng minibus taxi commuters will no longer have to carry cash or worry about taxi drivers not having enough change for them, thanks to the introduction of electronic fare collection system (e-ticket) for minibus taxi commuters.

Pretoria - MEC for Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi has wished the class of 2016 well, ahead of the grade 12 final examinations.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen will attend the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador.

Pretoria - The Banking Sector Education and Training Authority's (BANKSETA) Letsema and Kuyasa learnership programmes have helped empower over 12 000 youth.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on behalf of President Jacob Zuma attend and address the 30th anniversary service of the late Mozambican President Samora Machel.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated Mamelodi Sundowns for their 3-0 win against the Egyptian powerhouse, Zamalek, at the weekend.

Pretoria - Eskom has alerted the public of a procurement scam using the utility’s name.

Pretoria - The emerging-market bloc of BRICS, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are looking to play a bigger role in and contribute more to the global governance system.

Pretoria – The Presidency on Sunday said President Jacob Zuma has received and accepted the resignation of Mr Krish Naidoo and Mr Vusi Mavuso as members of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).