South Africa

Pretoria - Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has reached an out of court settlement with the state.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will today depart for Trinidad and Tobago where she will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM).

Pretoria - For the next 16 days all sectors of South African society will be mobilised to act together against abuse and to support the victims and survivors of abuse.

Johannesburg - The Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system is now ready to operate all the services scheduled for phase 1A of the Rea Vaya Project

Free State - President Jacob Zuma will today mark the closing of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign.

Pretoria - Gauteng was abuzz this weekend after residents spotted a meteor moving over the province in Saturday night.

Pretoria - Today marks the start of a 10-day door-to-door campaign to educate Gauteng communities about HIV and AIDS.

Khartoum - Members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council are due to arrive in Khartoum on Monday for a briefing on the situation in Sudan.

Johannesburg - Prices for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System will not increase during the 2010 FIFA World Cup according to Johannesburg's transport executive director.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to host King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway in Pretoria on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Trade conditions in October remained in negative territory, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Education Department has engaged the services of state attorneys to settle an incident at Carter Primary School, where a learner's legs had to be amputated after a tree fell on him last month.

Cape Town - A group of learners from nine schools around the country have urged President Jacob Zuma to outline his plans to address crime, service delivery and improve education when he delivers his State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has described media reports about his "lavish hotel stays" as malicious lies.

Pretoria - A total of 31 Home Affairs officials implicated in the illegal activities of processing fraudulent registration of birth to foreign nationals mainly from Pakistan have been suspended.