South Africa

Pretoria - Eighteen people, including police and Home Affairs officials, have been arrested for corruption at the Ficksburg border post.

Cape Town – Statistician General Pali Lehohla says data shows that elderly persons are better off in terms of socio-economic conditions, as their life expectancy improves.

Pretoria – Struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada’s activism has been a consistent feature in the struggle for liberation and fundamental transformation of South Africa for decades, says Gauteng Premier David Makhura.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has urged municipal communicators to maximise the use of community media platforms as a crucial tool in development.

Johannesburg - Ahmed ‘Kathy’ Kathrada is remembered by most as a man of great integrity, for never being silent about what he stood for and his courage to speak truth to power.

Pretoria - Struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada, who was laid to rest today in Johannesburg, has been described not only as a kind man but a man who, despite his love for dancing, had two left feet.

Pretoria – The family of struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada has thanked him for the role he played in South Africa's liberation.

Pretoria – Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says tourism is one of South Africa’s biggest success stories since the dawn of democracy and that it continues to grow and provide a livelihood for many households.

Boksburg – The Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Zoe Kota-Fredericks, has warned developers in the social housing sector to deliver quality housing.

Lebowakgomo - The Limpopo government will increase the number of human settlements in the fast growing towns as well as the Special Economic Zones areas of Tubatse and Musina-Makhado.

Pretoria - The body of struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada is making its final journey after leaving the Masjid Mosque in Houghton, heading to the Westpark cemetery where he will be laid to rest.

Pretoria - Government will this weekend educate residents living in Ramatlabama village, near Mahikeng, about a digitalised era of high-definition television through the digital terrestrial television (DTT) public awareness campaign.

Pretoria – The Oakbay Investments Proprietary Limited banking matter will resume in the North Gauteng High Court this morning.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed and reappointed a panel of members of the Tax Court for a period of five years.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has postponed the start of today’s Cabinet meeting to later this afternoon to enable members to attend the funeral of the late Ahmed Kathrada, says the Presidency.