South Africa

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has appointed a high level investigation team to unearth the cause of the fatal Moloto Road crash in Mpumalanga.

Some believe the stars can foretell the future, but back in 1994 naysayers would have scoffed at the prediction that in less than two decades South Africa would lead the scientific world in one of the biggest experiments of the 21st century.

Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has launched the Youth Enterprise Development Strategy (YEDS), which will see more young people play an active role in the economy.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the Moloto Road crash in Mpumalanga.

Kampala - A peace deal, which was expected to be signed on Monday between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the battered rebel group M23, has been postponed.

Diepsloot – Residents of Diepsloot on Monday gathered for a prayer service at the Methodist Church in Extension 10 to seek divine intervention in the wake of horrific violent acts committed against children in the area.

Pretoria - Noluthando Gosa has resigned as a member of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the Presidency announced on Monday.

Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has launched an internal investigation against an employee, who is accused of attempting to solicit a bribe from a service provider.

Pretoria - Construction of the wind turbine manufacturing facility is well on its way to being completed at the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ).

Pretoria – Over 3.8 million South Africans have filed their 2013 income tax return as of 9am this morning, says the South African revenue Service (Sars).

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services says the electronic monitoring of offenders will not only result in substantial savings for taxpayers, but it will also effectively track offenders 24/7.

Pretoria – Traditional and religious leaders will tomorrow share a platform with government officials to thrash out matters related to HIV and Aids.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) says it remains committed to providing travel options to and from Argentina.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is pleased with the way the voter registration weekend panned out across the country.

Pretoria - Unit 1 of Koeberg’s nuclear power station will be shut down from today onwards for a rescheduled refuelling, inspection and maintenance outage, says Eskom.