South Africa

Pretoria – The Presidency says it has noted media reports regarding the appointment of the head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).

Pretoria - South Africa will for the first time have a single statute which addresses the scourge of trafficking in persons holistically and comprehensively.

Pretoria - As part of the build-up to celebrations to mark 20 years of democracy, government is to identify 20 big milestones that the country has achieved and the people collectively own - so that a sense of national pride can be built within the nation.

Pretoria - South Africans should use Moral Regeneration Month to recommit themselves to building moral communities grounded in positive values, says Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile.

Pretoria - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says her department will arrange a meeting with agriculture stakeholders in the Western Cape to discuss matters related to the sector.

Durban – The 19th World Transplant Games 2013 kicked off today in Durban amid revelations that some 4 000 patients face a bleak future while awaiting transplants in South Africa, as only 0.2% of the population are registered as organ donors.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has met with Academy Award-winning actor and activist Charlize Theron in Pretoria, where they discussed South Africa’s response to HIV/Aids and Theron’s role in the fight against the disease.

Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lt General Mammonye Ngobeni has expressed shock and disappointment following the senseless killing of five family members of Eshowe (Mbongolwane), some 146.9 km away from Durban at the weekend.

Pretoria – A relatively high number of employers in the hospitality sector in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande region are complying with the industry’s sectoral determination.

Durban – eThekwini Metro Municipality Mayor Councillor James Nxumalo has officially opened the World Transplant Games 2013 in Durban today.

Pretoria- An audit has revealed that 1 448 police employees have criminal records, the police ministry said on Sunday.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has declared a special official funeral for the late former Chief Justice Pius Langa.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on religious leaders to play a more active role in healing victims of crime and rehabilitating offenders.

Pretoria- Prison is not a place to raise children, but hundreds of South African women are languishing in foreign jails for drug trafficking and those arrested while pregnant are forced to give birth in these jails.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and his delegation of ministers swapped suits for overalls on Saturday during the war on poverty campaign in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality.