South Africa

Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) says contact crimes have gone down by 1.9% across the country between April and December 2016.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has written to political leaders represented in the National Assembly on his intention to appoint Justice Raymond Zondo as the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says he has confidence in the Ministers of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini and Finance Pravin Gordhan that the payment of social grants will continue beyond 31 March.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa is on Friday joining Environment Ministers from across the globe at a United Nations General Assembly high level discussion in celebration of World Wildlife Day 2017.

Mbombela - Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has encouraged the public to approach her office when they have exhausted all complaints avenues closer to them. 

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development will be embarking on a nationwide public and stakeholder engagement campaign to allay public fears and anxiety surrounding the payment of social grants beyond 31 March 2017.

Pretoria – South Africa is gearing to host the hundreds of officials who will descend on Durban to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa, in May.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the adoption by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) of the proposed National Minimum Wage of R20 an hour.

Bisho – Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula says the department is working tirelessly to address teacher shortages in the province.

Johannesburg – Top matriculants from Gauteng schools were showered with R296 million worth of bursaries to further their studies by Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided to replace three members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

Pretoria - The local literary fraternity is mourning the death of the first black woman to have a book published in South Africa, Miriam Tlali.

Pretoria - Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital will operate normally today after a section of the roof collapsed on Thursday afternoon.

The sight of young people spending the entire day sharing drugs in street corners, whilst others drink alcohol at nearby shebeens and taverns was greatly disturbing for Algino Nelson.

Pretoria – While the recent rains have brought much needed relief from the crippling drought, prolonged torrential rains have destroyed property and infrastructure in some parts of the country.