South Africa

Pretoria - Judge Thokozile Masipa will this morning continue to read her judgment in the Oscar Pistorius trial in the North Gauteng High Court.

Pretoria – South Africa and China will on Monday sign an agreement that will open the way for the two countries to cooperate more in the fields of human resource development and employment services.

Johannesburg - Four hundred of the 580 schools in Gauteng, which had various challenges with sanitation, have had their toilets completely repaired.

Pretoria – The youth of South Africa have been encouraged to take an interest in learning more about the country’s struggle history.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has submitted the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) final report into the security upgrades to his private residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, to Parliament.

Pretoria - South Africa and Australia have committed to advance each other’s common interests, while unleashing mutual economic opportunities.

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development is looking at employing young people at pension pay out points to explain to older persons about their rights.

Pretoria – The South African National Parks (SANParks) has welcomed a group of Vietnamese celebrities, media and top business people visiting the Kruger National Park (KNP) over the next three days.

Plettenburg Bay - Deputy Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has emphasised the importance of education, especially for children living in small towns.

Pretoria – Discussions are underway between the Social Development Department and the South African Reserve Bank to protect the bank accounts and confidential information of social grant beneficiaries.

Pretoria – The North West government says tourism, alongside agriculture and heritage, will continue to play a strong role in the economic development of the province.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says accounting officers of departments, constitutional institutions and accounting authorities of public entities are required to comply and ensure compliance with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services says it has a policy regarding the handling of inmates with disabilities, which stipulates that inmates will be accommodated in line with their type of disability.

Pretoria – The Struggle t-shirt exhibition will open at Freedom Park today.

Pretoria - The office of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says matters relating to the security of the Deputy President are the responsibility of the police.