South Africa

Pretoria – The Electoral Commission will hold municipal ward by-elections in six provinces on 9 November 2016.

Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year.

Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has condemned the incident at Grace Day Care and Aftercare in Kempton Park, where a five-year-old child was allegedly fed sunlight liquid by the principal, as a form of punishment.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation will implement water restrictions in major dams in the North West to limit the use of water for urban and irrigation purposes.

Pretoria - The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) will this week hold roadshows that are aimed at informing small businesses about opportunities available to them.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will reply to questions from the National Assembly in Parliament this afternoon.

Pretoria - President Zuma has paid over the money as ordered by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in respect of his private homestead at Nkandla.

Pretoria - The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) is set to begin a process to implement the Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation (MAFR) for audit firms to strengthen their independence from their clients.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has called on all stakeholders to work together to eradicate illegal mining in Gauteng.

Pretoria – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received claims amounting to R373.3 million for 17 580 students, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has undertaken to follow up on the issues raised by the Black Business Council (BBC) at the meeting on Friday.

Pretoria – Three thousand trainees contracted for the War on Leaks project have started training at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Monday congratulated Team South Africa on their performance at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games, in Brazil.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has intercepted a man carrying cocaine worth R1 438 500 at OR Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has appealed to South Africans to open up their doors to fieldworkers who are conducting the South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS).