South Africa

Pretoria - National departments will present their budget votes to Parliament starting this week.

Pretoria - The husband of slain Eastern Cape teacher Jayde Panayiotou is expected in court this morning.

Pretoria - Government’s Operation Fiela, which aims to crack down on crime and restore order in areas hit by the recent violence against foreign nationals, has led to a series of seizures and 889 arrests in several provinces.

Pretoria - Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti is expected to conduct a site inspection at the Agri Park project in Springbokpan, in the North West this week.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture and various African countries have joined hands to send out a united message against attacks on foreign nationals by celebrating Africa Month.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, will today leave for Saudi Arabia to co-chair the 6th session of the South Africa-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission (JEC).

Kathmandu - Despite unrelenting efforts by rescuers to dig the rubble at various sites in Nepal, chances of finding survivors are getting slimmer since a week has passed after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country.

London - The newborn British princess has made her first public appearance with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge outside St. Mary's Hospital in London on Saturday evening.

Pretoria – The Presidency says the appointment of ministers and deputy ministers is the prerogative of President Jacob Zuma, and should he decide to effect any changes to the national executive he will make a public announcement.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says since the dawn of democracy, much has been done to improve the rights of workers in South Africa.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved a national government intervention to support the Human Settlements Department of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality with capacity and technical skills.

Pretoria – The price of petrol will remain unchanged next month, the Department of Energy says.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development as well as Administration, Buti Manamela, has responded to a report by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Thembile Lewis Skweyiya as Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services, the Presidency has announced.

Pretoria – The 21 thematic background papers that informed the Twenty Year Review are now available online, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has announced.