South Africa

Pretoria – Clive Derby-Lewis, incarcerated for the role he played in the murder of SA Communist Party leader Chris Hani, is to be released on medical parole.

Johannesburg – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has assured the country that there will be no television “black out” beyond the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) deadline of 17 June 2015 to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Pretoria – Eskom says it has enough generating capacity to meet the current power demand and there is no planned load shedding.

Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has on behalf of local government congratulated the newly - elected Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Danny Jordaan.

Pretoria – The South African Police Service (SAPS) says a study conducted by the University of Johannesburg regarding the public order policing unit and the R3.3 billion budget proposal submitted to the Portfolio Committee on Police is a deliberate misinterpretation of facts.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will be among the dignitaries attending the inauguration of Nigerian President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, on Friday.

Pretoria - South African Revenue Service (SARS) officials at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg have discovered close to 10kg of cocaine hidden in a false compartment of a female passenger’s luggage.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has determined that President Jacob Zuma is not liable to pay a portion of the security upgrades to his Nkandla homestead.

Pretoria – Newly elected Nelson Mandela Bay Executive Mayor Dr Danny Jordaan has committed to addressing challenges of education, unemployment, economic development and drug abuse in the metropolitan municipality.

Johannesburg - The Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO), which is celebrating is its 20th anniversary, has vowed to tap into new approaches and strategies to fight transnational crimes that are on the increase in the region.

Pretoria - The South African government and the Department of Sport and Recreation did not pay any money to secure the rights to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Pretoria - South Africa’s Hospitality Sector minimum wage has been adjusted upward with effect from 1 July 2015.

Pretoria – A number of key environment events are expected to take place in various provinces as South Africa kicks off the National Environment Month celebrations in June.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the National Youth Policy 2020 (NYP2020), which will form the basis for the development of an integrated Youth Development Strategy.

Pretoria – Cabinet has announced that the African Union (AU) will launch the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) on 15 June 2015, in Johannesburg.