South Africa

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has appealed to residents of Reiger Park, as well as other townships, to help transform their townships into economic hubs that create jobs.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, says momentum must not be lost in the push for gender equality in the judiciary.

Pretoria - Umalusi, the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, has successfully concluded the statistical moderation of the 2014 Senior Certificate results.

Pretoria – Government says it will pay special attention to marine conservation and developing inland fishing in the Eastern Cape as one way of ensuring South Africa’s food security.

Pretoria – African Bank has been placed under curatorship but it will continue to operate and be open for business, says the Reserve Bank.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has launched a full investigation into the examinations for adult candidates in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The National Heritage Council of South Africa (NHC) will on Monday hold an honorary ceremony in Tanzania for the late President of that country, Dr Nwalimu Julius Nyerere.

Pretoria – Police are trying to identify the partially burnt body of a child found in a mine dump in Reiger Park, on Saturday afternoon.

Pretoria - Operation Platinum Belt has brought stability and safety in Rustenburg and the surrounding crime hotspots, according to police.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Government has sent condolences to the family of Inkosi Khayelihle Mathaba and members of eMacambini community following the tragic death of Inkosi Mathaba.

Pretoria – Abalone estimated at over R3 million was discovered in the Free State after a more than 100-km high speed chase on the N1, north of Kroonstad.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has dismissed as “grossly misleading” statements by the City of Cape Town, Right2Know and other interest groups that it will implement electronic tolling in Cape Town, as it has in Gauteng.

Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says South Africa needs to find a solution for the seemingly failing labour bargaining structure.

Cape Town – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria says she has put a proposal to her government to avail 50 scholarships to students in South Africa and other African countries to pursue their master’s degrees at a top university in Chile.

Durban – President Jacob Zuma says important strides have been made in realising the vision of the Women’s Charter since the dawn of freedom and democracy.