South Africa

Johannesburg - Public service innovators gathered at Emperor’s Palace, in Kempton Park, on Friday evening to be honoured for their innovations.

Pretoria - South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday returned to the country from his four-legged visit to African countries.

Pretoria - Leaders of the sports fraternity and the South African government say Senzo Meyiwa’s death means the time has come for South Africa to build a new society, in which freedom reigns with no space for crime.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all parties involved in the farming sector to work towards finding solutions to resolve a “crisis” that faces farmers and farm workers.

Pretoria - A 25-year-old man has been arrested following the murder of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates Captain, Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead last Sunday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the term of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement Package.

Pretoria - The German government has committed a further R70 million towards the second phase of the Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) programme.

Giyani – Thanks to the opening of the Giyani Water Treatment Works on Friday, 55 villages in Mopani District Municipality will receive clean running water.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will next week host the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, who will be on a two-day State visit to South Africa.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says government’s work for a better life for South Africans is intertwined with the country’s pursuit of a better Africa in a better world.

Pretoria - A KwaZulu-Natal man, who has recently returned from Sierra Leone, has tested negative for the Ebola virus, the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) said on Friday.

The Department of Social Development will use the November month to speak to South Africans about the many challenges facing people with disabilities in their daily lives.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared Provincial Official Funerals for the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates Captain Senzo Meyiwa of KwaZulu-Natal and the Olympic medallist Mbulaheni Mulaudzi of Limpopo.

Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said it will conduct a test for Ebola on the KwaZulu-Natal man, who returned from work in Sierra Leone and complained of mild fever symptoms on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Power utility Eskom and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) have signed a co-operative agreement that aims at fostering an active partnership.