South Africa

Pretoria - North West MEC for Public Safety Howard Yawa has cautioned against the "inclusion" of criminals in Community Policing Forums (CPFs).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is due to have his first meeting of the year with premiers and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) later this month.

Pretoria - The African Union High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) has dismissed media reports claiming former President Thabo Mbeki has called on the three Sudanese personalities, including President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to present themselves before the International Criminal Court to stand trial.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has committed to ensuring that the Western Cape taxi dispute is resolved as soon as possible.

Pretoria - According to United States President Barack Obama, Africa is not separate from the world affairs.

Pretoria - The Department of Defence will be in the Maluti and Matatiele villages on Monday recruiting youngsters to serve in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Pretoria - Though strides have been made in empowering women, many are still marginalised, said President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - United States (US) President Barack Obama says his government has committed $63 billion to fight public health challenges in Africa, including polio and tropical diseases.

Johannesburg - No formal charges have been laid yet against the temporary mine workers who held hostage their supervisors for several hours at the Crocodile Mine, near Brits.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in South Africa after wrapping up his visit to Italy for the G8 summit.

Pretoria - Engineering bosses are to meet with the union representing striking construction workers on Tuesday to discuss whether their members have accepted the revised wage offer tabled last week.

Pretoria - Foreign Affairs ministers of member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will today meet in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to prepare for the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government set for Wednesday and Thursday.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour is expected to kick off blitz inspections on companies in the construction sector, starting from today.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has activated its Alive Status Verification service to enable South Africans to check their status to ensure that they have not been fraudulently declared dead on the population register.

Diepsloot - The situation in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, is reported to be calm on Monday after violent protests broke out at the weekend.