South Africa

Pretoria - Khoisan traditional leader Dawid Kruiper was laid to rest following an official provincial state funeral at Witdraai in the Kalahari on Saturday.

Brussels - After a score of disappointing summits since the breakout of the debt crisis, leaders of Europe took surprisingly bold moves on Friday to calm financial markets and boost the embattled economy.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on state negotiators and labour unions to return to the Bargaining Council to finalise the public sector wage negotiations as soon as possible.

Pretoria - The state of the conservation of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site was under the spotlight recently as part of the World Heritage Committee's discussions.

Johannesburg - Partnerships are important in the fight against unemployment and the Gauteng province's economy will have to grow by no less than six percent in order to create jobs, MEC for Economic Development Nkosiphendule Kolisile said.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says R250 million will be paid to health service providers by Friday, 8 June.

Washington - At least six people were killed in violent storms in the US, while over four million homes and businesses -- 1.3 million in the greater Washington area alone -- were left powerless.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will represent President Jacob Zuma at the 50th anniversary of Burundi's independence today.

Pretoria - Tshwane Metro Police arrested 34 people between Friday and early Sunday morning during night operations in the youthful suburb of Sunnyside in Pretoria for various offences.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has challenged Grade 10 learners to aim high and push themselves in order to qualify for a university entrance.

Pretoria - A call centre has been set up by the Department of Basic Education to deal with all public reports regarding any information of schools in Limpopo that have not received learning material.

Pretoria - The Hawks have arrested three Zambian nationals for transporting drugs worth R34 million into the country.

Pretoria - The relationship between taxpayers and government is crucial in order to have a viable democracy, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has laid a charge against service providers who had been assigned to deliver Grade 8 and 9 workbooks in Limpopo but dumped some of the books.

Motswedimosa - It was a historic day for the Northern Cape on Wednesday, when the province became the first in the country to enjoy the digital revolution with the launch of the demonstration of digital migration technology.