South Africa

Pretoria - Parents should take responsibility for their children’s alcohol consumption, says former Bafana Bafana player Jabu Mahlangu.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has determined 1 August 2015 as the day which the Geomatics Professions Act and the Property Valuation Act will come into operation.

Cape Town - Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says a security re-evaluation needs to be conducted at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence for all outstanding construction work to be completed at the home.

Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 25% in the second quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Johannesburg - The Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature (GPL), Lentheng Mekgwe, has appointed a Reference Group to look into allegations of corruption, malpractice and nepotism contained in an anonymous letter that she received in May.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has expressed condolences on the sad passing of the former South African National Cricket Captain Clive Rice, saying it’s a sad loss to the nation and the international cricket community at large.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu a speedy recovery following his re-admission to hospital.

Pretoria – The target to raise sufficient funds to distribute 18 000 Dignity Dreams' packs to girls and women who are unable to afford sanitary wear has been reached, the Presidency has announced.

Pretoria – National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, has encouraged graduates to make a difference in society.

Pretoria – A task team has been set up to investigate the murder of Warrant Officer Petrus Johannes Holz, 50, who was attacked by two suspects this morning.

Pretoria - The Basketball National League (BNL) has joined forces with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in hosting prominent NBA dignitaries and players on Friday as part of the South African legacy programme.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg’s drive to promote recycling moved up a gear, when a R16-million multipurpose Pikitup waste management depot was opened in Orange Farm, Region G.

Pretoria - Seven suspects, including a convicted criminal serving a sentence at Kgoshi Mampuru Correctional Services, in Pretoria, have been arrested and charged for corruption and impersonating police officers.

Pretoria - The successful implementation of the service delivery driven Setsokotsane programme in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district is an affirmation of the province’s pursuit of the National Development Plan’s goals, says North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo.

Pretoria – Gauteng Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation MEC Molebatsi Bopape has paid tribute to South African cricket legend, Clive Rice, who died yesterday after suffering from a brain tumour.