South Africa

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is to launch a national disciplinary trial unit, which will deal with all forms of misconduct within the police ranks.

Pretoria - In an effort to address high levels of youth unemployment, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements has approved an empowerment programme targeting young people in the province.

Pretoria – The North West Provincial Government has congratulated Platinum Stars on winning the inaugural Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge on Saturday.

Pretoria - The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance without load shedding, the power utility said on Monday.

Pretoria – Officials from the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) customs unit have confiscated undeclared sneakers with an estimated street value of R11.3 million at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has welcomed the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that declared deductions taken from employees’ salaries for emolument attachment orders (EAOs) as illegal and invalid.

Pretoria - Emerging black industrialists have a role to play in government’s R5 trillion infrastructure programme, says Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega says the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) management is dealing with cases of corruption and other forms of criminality within the organisation.

Pretoria -The Presidency says the ownership of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa's two Cape Town properties formed part of his financial declarations to Parliament and Cabinet.

The Burundian main opposition group Saturday announced that it will boycott the country's presidential poll delayed from July 15 to July 21, arguing that nothing has been done to create favorable conditions for elections.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela has embarked on a monitoring visit to areas that have high death rates of initiates in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services says it views the creation of an "inmate Facebook account" at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre in Cape Town in a serious light and will deal with the creators of the page.

Pretoria – The North West Department of Health together with Samsung Electronics South Africa have launched a Solar Powered Health Centre (SPHC), which officials say will improve access to specialized healthcare for Maubane residents.

Pretoria - Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has announced that the construction of the proposed new N2 Wild Coast Toll Road is set to start in September 2016.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has warned members of the public about faked social media accounts opened fraudulently using the Labour Minister’s names.