South Africa

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana DlaminiZuma will on Saturday visit Umzimkhulu in KwaZulu-Natal to engage community stakeholders on service delivery.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says that while police should us lethal force to defend themselves against criminals, they also need to respect the rights of innocent citizens.

Let me begin by welcoming the international guests who have taken time to attend this conference. We hope you will find our country warm and welcoming.

Limpopo - The Limpopo Local Government and Housing in partnership with Bitline Property Developers will build a brand new home for the family of 800m track world champion Caster Semenya.

Pretoria - Cabinet has urged Zimbabwean citizens to participate in that country’s referendum to help pave the way for holding peaceful and credible elections in Zimbabwe.

Pretoria - The South African National Taxi Council, Santaco, says it will ask government for a larger stake in the control of the integrated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has called on nurses to restore professionalism in their career.

Cape Town - The very first person to get through to the Presidential Hotline when it was launched on Monday is to receive assistance, says President Jacob Zuma.

Nelspruit - Government has issued a stern warning to shoddy housing contractors who continue to build defective houses, saying that they could be struck off from the list and lose all contracts from the government.

Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the country’s state of readiness to host the fifth Brics Summit, which will take place in Durban from 26 – 27 March.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma is to attend the 64th United National (UN) General Assembly in New York next week with the aim of pushing for reform within the UN system.

Pretoria - Ministers will in the next coming weeks brief members of the media on their departments’ progress towards achieving the 12 specific outcomes of government.

Johannesburg - Upcoming South African musicians will soon be able to record their music at affordable rates in a new refurbished studio, thanks to a multi-million Rand partnership between government and the private sector.

Rustenburg - Fatigue appear to be one of the major contributors to road crashes in the North West, says the province's MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa.

Pretoria - Children around the country will have an opportunity to share their views on poverty eradication, child mortality and access to education, when they meet the minister responsible for children on Saturday.