South Africa

Kinshasa - The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Summit will wrap up proceedings later today with a new chairperson at the helm.

Pretoria - South Africans from all walks of life will on 9 August celebrate and commemorate the struggle of women for a free, non-racial and non-sexist country.

Bloemfontein - Around 400 women and girls have been invited to attend a Premier Soccer League (PSL) match this weekend where they will be treated like VIPs as part of celebrations to mark Women's Day.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) on Monday announced the finalists in the upcoming inaugural SA Premier Business Awards.

Bloemfontein-The South African Indigenous Classic Books will be relaunched in Bloemfontein today in celebration of International Literacy Day.

Mafikeng - Fire and police forensic teams are investigating the cause of a blaze which broke out at the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality offices in the early hours of Friday morning.

Durban - Government is to improve the quality of education at schools by changing the learning, teaching and management of schools.

When President Jacob Zuma recently told school principals to interrogate why education policies have failed to deliver excellence, for one person in the room, the reality sank that the buck would stop with her and colleague Deputy Minister Enver Surty, to see that this state of affairs is turned around.

Durban - President Jacob Zuma is to make unannounced visits to schools to assess the performance of schools in disadvantaged communities.

Pretoria - A man has been arrested on suspicion of allegedly killing animals on a residential premises in Pretoria's wealthy suburb of Waterkloof, without the correct authority to do so.

Mafikeng - The North West Provincial Government has condemned the setting alight of parts of the building that houses the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mafikeng.

Durban - School principals have welcomed the initiative taken by President Jacob Zuma to interact with them and address matters affecting the country's education system.

Parliament - The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has submitted legislative proposals that seek to amend the Commission on Gender Equality Act and the Human Rights Commission Act.

Address by His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma, The President of the Republic of South Africa, at the 1st Annual Jacob Zuma Matsushima Karate Cup, Durban International Convention Centre

We must work smarter and faster to drastically improve the lives of marginalized and poor women who are in the majority