South Africa

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal police say they have during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign arrested 211 alleged rapists.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, on behalf of the Executive Council, has expressed gratitude to all Gauteng residents for observing the mourning period with dignity and respect following the passing of the former President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality will close its offices between Christmas and New Year.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) code share with low cost airline Mango will be extended to include other coastal cities in South Africa, the national carrier said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Tourist arrivals to South Africa grew by 5.1% during the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has welcomed the life sentences handed to two hitmen, who murdered ANC councillor Jimmy Lembede in Estcourt last year.

Pretoria - The excellent carrying out of logistical arrangements around the State Funeral of South Africa’s first democratically-elected President, Nelson Mandela, demonstrated South Africa’s capability to host massive international events.

Pretoria – The Union Buildings were on Monday declared a national heritage site by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - US civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has arrived at the Union Buildings where a 9-metre tall, bronze statue of the late former President Nelson Mandela has been draped in black ahead of its official unveiling.

Pretoria – Government has thanked the Mandela family for sharing Nelson Mandela with the nation and the world during his life and in his death.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will this morning officially unveil a 9- metre tall, bronze statue of the late former President Nelson Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria – The late former President Nelson Mandela has been placed in his final resting place, alongside his other family members, in a family grave.

Qunu – President Jacob Zuma said government and the country will take former President Nelson Mandela’s legacy forward.

Pretoria - Leaders from the African continent have paid tribute to South Africa’s first democratically-elected President Nelson Mandela and the son of the continent, vowing to further his legacy long after he is gone.

Pretoria – The Funeral Service for late former President Nelson Mandela has ended on a sombre note, and family members and other invited guests are moving to the site where the elderly statesman will be buried.