South Africa

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the adoption of the Employment Tax Incentive Bill, which is aimed at reversing the high levels of youth unemployment.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says mob justice is unjustifiable and that perpetrators of such crimes will face the full might of the law.

The brutal murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot recently has left South Africans searching for answers to this needless tragedy. In a separate incident two toddlers were allegedly poisoned by a parent and found dead in Kathlehong.

Pretoria - The retail price of all grades of petrol will decrease by 28 cents a litre on Wednesday, 6 November.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has welcomed the ruling of the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, which found a couple guilty of selling State land in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Over 300 young people are benefitting from job opportunities created as a result of a public-private partnership between the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and various companies.

Pretoria - The North West province has adopted a revised Job-Access Plan to accelerate the employment of people with disabilities.

Pretoria - Investigations into how Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as the White Widow, obtained a South African passport are still on-going, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Sunday.

Pretoria - The fight against corruption has yielded some positive results, the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster said on Sunday.

Pretoria - Violent protests detract from the optimal use of police resources and the criminal justice system, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said on Sunday.

Pretoria – The benefits paid by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are set to improve drastically, says Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant.

Pretoria – Government has urged South Africans to exercise caution on the roads as the festive season approaches.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the terms of reference of the Arms Procurement Commission to the end of November 2014.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the tenure of the Farlam Commission of Inquiry to April next year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on more youth to take up mathematics and science, saying the country will be guaranteed an economically bright future.