South Africa

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has prevented drugs worth millions of rands from entering or leaving the country in the month of June.

Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (Salga) intends to explore damage claims from construction companies involved in bid rigging for the 2010 FIFA World Cup infrastructure in some host municipalities.

Johannesburg - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has commended energy company BP’s R105 million investment over the next six years to develop South African youth.

Pretoria – Two tax Bills that will give employees some breathing space will today be published for public comment.

Pretoria – Government has called on law enforcement authorities to leave no stone unturned in bringing to book those who rape and abuse children.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour has released the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill - which aims to address the issue of workers who are presently excluded in the Unemployment Insurance Act - for public comment.

Pretoria - Over R706 million has been allocated to address the sanitation backlog within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, Executive Mayor Louis Diremelo says.

Pretoria – The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) is to meet today to discuss the situation in Egypt.

Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital initiative is a symbol of who former President Nelson Mandela is and his love for children, says his wife Graca Machel.

Pretoria – The Presidency has rejected media reports that former President Nelson Mandela is in a vegetative state at the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria.

Pretoria – Natalspruit Hospital officials have appealed to the public to help in the search for a baby boy who was stolen at the hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

Pretoria - The Presidency has noted media reports suggesting that President Jacob Zuma will attend a horse racing event in Durban on Saturday, 6 July.

Pretoria – The Ministry of Finance has warned the public against accepting any requests from fake facebook accounts purporting to be those of Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - While progress has been made to attain gender equality, stereotypes which continue to exist need to be addressed so the country can deliver gender equality, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has promised a ground-breaking and spectacular inaugural Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day at the FNB stadium on Saturday, 17 August.