South Africa

Pretoria - Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's premeditated murder case has been transferred to the High Court in Pretoria, and his trial is set to start on 3 March 2014.

Lilongwe – President Jacob Zuma says his role in Zimbabwe has been completed following the peaceful elections in that country.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa has congratulated the country’s national soccer and rugby teams for valiantly flying the South African flag in the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day on Saturday which resulted in overwhelming victories by both teams.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has started a process to implement urgent interventions to strengthen and prevent further disruptions of the Community Health Workers programme (CHWs) in the province.

Lilongwe – In what is seen as a bold move to tackle HIV/Aids, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders -- who are meeting for their ordinary summit in Malawi -- could propose a compulsory universal HIV testing in all member states in a bid to reduce infections.

Pretoria - Businessman, academic and philanthropist, Mo Ibrahim, delivered the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of South Africa (Unisa) on Saturday where he focused on the need for social cohesion not only in South Africa, but also between the 54 nations that make up the African continent.

Pretoria - South Africa has congratulated Ibrahim Keita Boubarka, widely known as IBK, on his election as president of Mali, pledging close cooperation with the new government and better bilateral relations.

Lilongwe - South Africa is backing the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) ambitious plan to launch a sing currency for the continent, but Pretoria admits there are still challenges in implementing the plan.

Johannesburg – The FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and the Calabash, outside Soweto has erupted into a frenzy excitement of vuvuzelas in unison to the inaugural Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day.

Pretoria – The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lechesa Tsenoli, has expressed concern over the 2011/12 Audit Outcomes of Municipalities report - recently released by the Auditor-General Terence Nombembe.

Johannesburg - As part of the annual celebrations for Women’s Month this August, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has honoured the country’s female scientists for their innovation in combating violence against women in society.

Zebediela – Days of being squashed in a tiny mud building will soon be a thing of the past for 42 children staying at Pontsho Disability Centre in Khureng village, who will soon be accommodated in a new building with all the resources to meet their disability needs.

Durban - An additional 150 new schools will be delivered to communities by 2015, Deputy Minister of Basic Education (DBE) Enver Surty said today.

Pretoria – Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the police will continue to mount operations and increase their presence in various areas around KwaNongoma, in a bid to target various hotspots, including hostels.

Cape Town – The Minister of Energy Ben Martins today applauded South Africa’s state-owned oil and gas company PetroSA in the launch of a R15-million geoscience collaboration visualisation and technology centre which will prove a boost to gas exploration and drilling.