South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called for calm and restraint at all higher education campuses across the country.

Pretoria - Three young Denel mechanical engineering graduates have developed a new light-weight machine gun to provide continuous fire support on the modern battle field.

Pretoria – Twenty-six people were on Thursday arrested in Bloemfontein by law enforcement agencies and the Home Affairs counter-corruption branch.

Pretoria – The growth in numbers of the Cape mountain zebra population has enabled the species to move off the most endangered list of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Pretoria - The South Africa-Iran Deputy Ministerial Working Group (DMWG) will kick off on Thursday in Pretoria.

Cape Town – International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Nomaindia Mfeketo says there is a need to initiate inter-generational dialogues for the country to restore its heritage and promote social cohesion.

Port Louis - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, to participate and address delegates at the 1st summit of the NexTV CEO Africa 2016.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has paid tribute to the former Vice Chancellor of the Durban University of Technology, Professor Bonganjalo Goba, following his death.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has outlined plans to refurbish mortuaries across the province in a bid to ensure that the deceased are afforded the necessary dignity.

Pretoria - The Department of Sport and Recreation will on Sunday host the Big Walk as part of efforts to promote a healthy nation.

Pretoria – World Rabies Day is observed annually on 28 September throughout the world to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the provincial government will sell all the properties it owns, including the Premier’s official residence.

Pretoria - The Durban Labour Centre on Masonic Grove, in the city centre, has been closed until further notice, says the Kwa-Zulu Natal office of the Department of Labour.

Pretoria - African Trade Ministers have tabled the continent’s position in the 15th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, says the Department of Trade and Industry.

Pretoria – Top leaders from national, provincial and local government met at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria on Tuesday, to review progress made in delivering services to South African citizens.