South Africa

Pretoria - Mooi Mpofana municipality in Mooi River has been dissolved and its seven councillors have been relieved of their duties.

Pretoria - A long serving senior official of the Universal Services and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) has been suspended following allegations of corruption and maladministration.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced that the South African Human Rights Commission Act will come into operation on 5 September.

Pretoria – Public Enterprises Minister, Lynne Brown, has announced that Tshediso Matona will assume his duties as Eskom Chief Executive Officer on 1 October.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says job losses in the first quarter of 2014 were reversed in the second quarter, when the economy gained 39 000 jobs.

Pretoria-Business confidence recovered in August reaching 89.0 index points from 87.9 in July, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci).

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Jacob Mamabolo, says there is a need for a public education campaign to root out the culture of violence amongst communities.

Pretoria - The Basic Conditions Amendment Act of 2013 and its Administrative Regulations published on 29 August 2014 came into effect on 1 September 2014.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the Government and people of Australia, following the passing of the Australian High Commissioner to South Africa, Graeme Wilson.

Pretoria - Professor Daya Reddy from South Africa is the new President-elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU).

Pretoria – The police have initiated several breakthroughs in the fight against rhino poaching and other attacks on the country’s endangered species, says Deputy Minister of Police, Maggie Sotyu.

Pretoria - Books are an important part of South African heritage with the Department of Arts and Culture set on investing R3 billion in library infrastructure, says Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi.

Pretoria -The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation has kick-started it’s programme of handing over boxing equipment to boxing clubs across the province.

Pretoria - The Ministerial Enquiry on Nomzamo (Lwandle) evictions has invited all interested parties to assist in the formulation of recommendations.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has set up a formal independent investigation which will look into the business trade and dealings of African Bank.