South Africa

Pretoria - Government has not yet made a pronouncement on the 2017 universities fees and has called for patience to prevail until then.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has commended the Uniting Reformed Church (URC) for fostering social cohesion and its fearless contribution in the liberation struggle.

Pretoria – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen has approved a once-off gratuity to be paid to qualifying non-returning councillors after the 3 August Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – The South African government has condemned the wave of coordinated explosions in Thailand, which have resulted in the death of at least four people.

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has urged the Uniting Reformed Church to continue promoting peace and fostering social cohesion, as it celebrates its 60-year anniversary today.

Cape Town - Twenty-two years into democracy, South Africa needs to address the issue of gender balance in the country’s courts by appointing more women as judges of the Constitutional Court, says Acting Deputy Chief Justice Bess Nkabinde.

Pretoria – Two alleged robbers are expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of armed robbery.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a seven-person panel to advise on an appropriate level at which the national minimum wage can be set.

Pretoria - The office of Minister Jeff Radebe has refuted claims made during the interview of Deputy Public Protector, Advocate Kevin Malunga, for the position of Public Protector.

Pretoria – South Africans should actively join in the rest of the global community in celebrating International Youth Day.

The successful local government elections held on August 3 build on the solid foundation laid by local government in the past 15 years. In this time remarkable progress has been made in accelerating the provision of basic services to the poor.

Pretoria - Eskom has reached a two-year wage agreement with its trade unions, which effectively brings an end to this week’s illegal strike action.

Pretoria – The innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) to accurately predict drought-stricken environments has proved to be a winning formula for a young Free State researcher.

Pretoria – The Department of Transport is busy on a process to standardise, as well as improve, the security features of the South African motor vehicle number plate.

Pretoria - Members of the extradition unit of Interpol have arrested a wanted United States fugitive, who has been on the run since 2009.