South Africa

Pretoria - Suspended South African Airways (SAA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Monwabisi Kalawe has resigned with immediate effect, the national carrier confirmed on Friday.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has sent condolences to the families of Darrel Rea and Jastun Visagie, who lost their lives battling a mountainside fire in the Bains Kloof area near Wellington in the Western Cape.

Musina - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this morning visit the border town of Musina in Limpopo to promote good relations between South Africans and foreign nationals living in the area.

Pretoria - Government has acknowledged receiving the memorandum handed over to National Treasury and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) by union representatives on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Vuma Glenton Mashinini as a member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Social Development has dismissed an employee, who was caught selling drugs to youngsters.

Kagiso - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has commended the community of Kagiso in Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg, for protecting shops owned by foreign nationals from being looted.

Germiston – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says community leaders in Makause have committed to support the reintegration process of displaced foreign nationals.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load-shedding from 5pm today.

Johannesburg – From the vibrant shoe repair store ran by an Angolan, a barber shop that belongs to a Zimbabwean, grocery shops owned by Bangladeshis to the hair dressers from Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa who compete for business -- Hillbrow is a melting pot of cultures worthy to be emulated across South Africa.

Boksburg – Member of the Mayoral Committee in Ekurhuleni Councillor Dorah Mlambo says South Africans must learn and understand the pain, joy and aspirations of people from the continent as it will help to root out racism and other forms of intolerance.

Pretoria - South Africa has added its voice to the calls of fast-tracking the transformation of the global governance system, particularly the United Nations Security Council.

Khayelitsha – International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Nomaindia Mfeketo has called on local councillors to strengthen their ties with their constituencies and know issues on the ground.

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele has thanked the residents of Makause and Marathon informal settlements for welcoming back displaced foreign nationals in their communities.

Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has met with residents of Block X in Soshanguve to engage the community on ways to end attacks on foreign nationals.