South Africa

Pretoria - Finance Deputy Minister Nhlanhla Nene will lead a South African delegation to the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors this coming weekend.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Qedani Mahlangu, says there is a need to develop policies that address issues of energy security, social equity and environmental sustainability.

Pretoria-The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee for Local Government and Traditional Affairs has expressed its happiness with the progress of municipalities placed under administration.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is in the process of filing and serving an application for leave to appeal the South Gauteng High Court interim order granted on Tuesday in Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has expressed concern over the killing of two teenage girls in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Wednesday morning, and called on anyone with information to assist police in their investigation.

Mbombela - Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana has announced plans to increase student intake at the newly opened University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in future.

Cape Town – Day two of the post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate in Parliament saw Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announcing that government was looking into the possibility of decriminalising marijuana for medical use.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says offenders Frikkie du Preez and Christoff Becker will remain in custody, pending a review of their parole.

Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Creecy says she is satisfied with the progress made through the back-to-school campaign.

Midrand – The SAPS has appealed to anyone with information on the murder of two girls, whose bodies were found this morning in an open field in Braamfisherville, Dobsonville, to come forward.

Cape Town - After three-years of a costly ban on South African red meat, the country can now resume its exports of beef to European markets, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Police are investigating the death of two teenage girls, whose bodies were found in Dobsonville, Soweto, this morning.

Pretoria - Basic Education Director General Bobby Soobrayan has been found not guilty of wrongdoing.

Pretoria – The Amathole District Municipality has advised the community of Fort Beaufort to boil water before consumption.

Pretoria - The adoption of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill 2013 will be a significant milestone in pursuit of the aspirations of the National Development Plan (NDP) and will also support a broader-based industrialisation growth path.