South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs wishes to announce that its offices will close at 12h00 on Saturday due to a scheduled systems upgrade.

Pretoria – The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma’s interactive session with captains of industry at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has been productive.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Pravin Gordhan on Friday said a community meeting will be held in Malamulele, Limpopo, to stabilise the community unrest in the area.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana are expected to bounce back when they take on Senegal in their second group stage match of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) at Mongomo stadium later this evening.

Pretoria – Westbury in the south of Johannesburg will be the first to benefit from a flagship project to build 10 multimillion rand state-of-the art multipurpose sports centres across Gauteng over the next five years.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has directed government to restore normalcy in Soweto and Malamulele, in Limpopo.

Pretoria – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has extended condolences to the family and friends of an anti-apartheid struggle activist and religious leader, Reverend Mcebisi Xundu on his passing.

Pretoria – A South African national has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug-related offences, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) confirmed on Friday.

Pretoria - There is a large contingent of police in various areas of Soweto this morning to help control and arrest people who are looting and vandalising shops owned by foreign nationals.

Pretoria - While the power system remains constrained there should be no load-shedding if there are no faults in the system, power utility Eskom said.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Dr Ismail Vadi, says the situation at the Centurion Driver Testing Centre is unacceptable and needs urgent intervention.

Pretoria – Investigations into the circumstances which led to the attack of nine prison warders by inmates at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre in the Western Cape are underway.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has commended the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) for heeding government’s call for higher learning institutions to partner with Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

Pretoria – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) secured a conviction rate of 61% in criminal cases related to rhino poaching during the 2013/14 financial year, says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.

Pretoria - Acting Head of the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS), Major General Mthandazo Ntlemeza, has appointed a new acting head for Gauteng.