South Africa

By Sydney Masinga & Eric Mashaba

Pretoria - A 31-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Taung Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for allegedly raping a 78-year-old woman in Maphoitsile village.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga government will soon supply food to the Sultanate of Oman in the Middle East.

Pretoria - The South African government has welcomed the Geneva agreement between world powers and Iran agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear programme.

Pretoria - South Africa’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.7% in the third quarter of 2013 compared to a revised 3.2% growth in the second quarter, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Pretoria - A warrant officer has been arrested in connection with Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir’s case.

Pretoria - The Departments of Health and Education in the Western Cape have launched a Wellness Mobile Service, which will see a fleet of five mobile units visiting schools across the province to screen Grade R and Grade 1 learners.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has again recorded a remarkable growth in the levels of tax compliance, with 6.09 million income tax returns submitted for the 2013 Tax Season.

Four months ago the battered body of a young boy Siphosihle was found close to the railway line in the Hlongwane Section in Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has welcomed the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (SACCI) support for e-tolling in Gauteng, which will go live on 3 December.

Pretoria - The Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor, is Acting President until President Jacob Zuma returns from his state visit to Ghana.

Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has given the Elandsfontein Colliery a week to stop polluting water and operating without a water use licence or face criminal charges.

Cape Town – Communications Minister Yunus Carrim says his department’s new broadband strategy plan is expected to come before Cabinet at its next ordinary meeting next Wednesday.

Pretoria – Brand South Africa has urged all South Africans to play their part in the fight against the abuse of women and children during this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign.

Pretoria – The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has welcomed anti-poaching interventions, which have led to a decline in illegal fishing activities since October this year.