South Africa

Pretoria – The Gauteng provincial government will over the next five years develop a new Community Policing Model aimed at combating crime.

Pretoria – Correctional Services Acting National Commissioner, Zach Modise, says progress is being made in finalising its R10-million video conferencing system.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished the Muslim community in South Africa and around the world a peaceful Eid-ul-Fitr.

Pretoria - A South African business delegation has arrived in Thailand for the Outward Selling and Investment Mission (OSIM), where they will profile the country as an investment destination of choice.

Pretoria - Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba been appointed as the new Bafana Bafana coach.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will on Monday outline South Africa’s participation in the United States-Africa Leaders’ Summit (USALS).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Air Algerie Airlines plane that crashed over Northern Mali.

Pretoria - Taxi operators in Gauteng must register their vehicles to be exempt from paying e-tolls, says the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral).

Pretoria – The process of establishing an inquiry into the fitness of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi Nxasana, to hold office is at an advanced stage, says the Presidency.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has written to King Dalindyebo of the AbaThembu, asking him to make representations on why the certificate of recognition as the king of the AbaThembu people should not be withdrawn from him.

Pretoria - The death of four-year-old toddler, Taegrin Morris, should spur communities to fight crime, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Saturday.

Pretoria - Sibanye Gold Limited has donated R25 million to the Universities of Johannesburg and Witwatersrand towards mining and engineering studies.

Pretoria – Operation Phakisa is expected to place marine resources central in the economy, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Senzeni Zokwana.

Pretoria - South Africa’s nine provinces are ready to plant and harvest one million hectares of fallow land in rural areas, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed members to the Financial and Fiscal Commission for a period of five years, with effect from 28 July 2014.