South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has created nearly 35 000 jobs and further provided 17 279 people with various skills.

Pretoria - A cabinet meeting held last week has congratulated the people of Zimbabwe and that country’s political parties on holding “successful harmonised” national elections.

Pretoria – Cabinet has given the green light for ministers to begin a process of handing over the administration of some government departments in Limpopo to the Premier of that province and his executive.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has established the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission to review the remuneration policy framework of the public service with an aim to align it with effectiveness, efficiency and service delivery improvement.

Pretoria – Award-winning artists like DJ Black Coffee, Zahara, Toya Delazy, Mafikizolo, DJ CNDO, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Salif Keita and Kurt Darren are part of the line-up at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sports and Culture Day on August 18.

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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela’s doctors have told President Jacob Zuma that the former statesman is showing a slow but steady improvement.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services will continue to encourage the 3 505 female offenders in South Africa’s prisons to be educated, says Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele.

Pretoria - A Zimbabwean born businessman was this week arrested for allegedly defrauding the national lottery, the Hawks confirmed on Sunday.

Cape Town – The National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, today said she plans to visit mining communities in a bid to heal the rift caused by the Marikana tragedy.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister, Paul Mashatile, is on Monday expected to announce the artists who will perform at the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day.

Pretoria- A 42 year old suspect is due to appear in the Mokopane Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with a 10-year rape spree and the killing three women, Limpopo police said on Sunday.

Johannesburg - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the new head of UN Women, needs the support of all Africans to succeed in her new role, says former President Thabo Mbeki.

Bushbuckridge – President Jacob Zuma has encouraged women to participate actively in the economy as entrepreneurs and as workers depending on their choice and circumstances.

Pretoria – As part of Women’s Day celebrations, the Gauteng province paid tribute to the struggle heroines who led the 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings.