South Africa

Richards Bay - Director-General in the Department of Labour Sam Morotoba has urged young people to make better choices to ensure they are employable.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned in the strongest terms the alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl from the Tlhabane village outside Rustenburg.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour has launched a dedicated hotline to help fight fraud and corruption.

Siyabuswa - Community members have a right to oppose the issuing of liquor licences and report liquor outlets that do not comply with the National Liquor Act.

Pretoria - Well-known anthropologist Professor Phillip Tobias will be buried in the Jewish section of the West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg today.

Pretoria - The mere recognition of women's rights is not enough, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana drew 1-1 in their second 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with underdogs Botswana in Gaborone on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has announced the cancellation of the process of purchasing a new Boeing 777-2-LR aircraft for VVIPs.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed delight at South Africa's election as Chair of the African Correctional Services Association (ACSA).

Johannesburg - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on learners to take up studies in Maths, Science and Technology in order to close the gap in skills and address the challenges facing the water sector.

Pretoria - The Presidential Infrastructure Commission (PICC) will address the pace of infrastructure development in the country, which is lagging behind what the country needs, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Pretoria - Government says it is appalled by Zapiro's "disparaging and repulsive" cartoon in today's edition of the Mail & Guardian.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Cosatu, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the Chamber of Mines on their successful meeting on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma met with suspended national Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele in Durban on Friday to discuss the Board of Inquiry report.

Richards Bay - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has urged unemployed youth to consider establishing their own businesses so they can create jobs for other unemployed youngsters.