South Africa

Pretoria – Repair work on the Lower Orange River Government Water Scheme (LORGWS) Canal downstream of the Clanwilliam Dam, in the Western Cape, has been completed.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will proceed with the enquiry into the fitness of the National Director of Public Prosecutions Mxolisi Nxasana to hold office, the Presidency has said.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma congratulated South African Professor Salim S Abdool Karim, for receiving the African Union's (AU) annual Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award in the field of Earth and Life Science.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma is today meeting with President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan as part of South Africa’s efforts to strengthen relations with that country, the Presidency said on Sunday.

Pretoria – The Grade 12 results of 34 centres in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape would not be released, the Department of Basic Education said.

Pretoria- a report commissioned by the Municipal Demarcation Board has found that Malamulele does not meet the requirements prescribed by legislation to be a stand-alone municipality.

From May this year, there will be no more direct flights to China by South African Airways, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Friday.

Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Advocate Michael Masutha has granted the parole application of former Vlakplaas Commander Eugene De Kock.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says law enforcement agencies will get to the bottom of the incident that occurred in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, where seven school children died when a bakkie reportedly crashed into a house.

Pretoria - The former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Bridget Mabandla, has been appointed as a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it is aware that there are incidents of corruption and fraudulent activities at the Marabastad Refugee Reception Office in Pretoria, and that it is doing everything in its power to root this out.

Addis Ababa - High poverty levels in Africa, driven by lack of access to food compounded by diminishing food supplies, have pushed the African Union to put in place a roadmap to guide African countries to increase investments in the agriculture sector so as to achieve the 2025 vision for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods.

Pretoria - The Road Accident Fund (RAF) will provide burial support to the bereaved families of the seven learners from Fezokuhle Primary School who died in a horrific crash in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The repo rate is to remain unchanged at 5.75%, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department on Thursday made its last call to learners who have not yet registered but wish to write supplementary examinations, to register by Friday.