South Africa

Pretoria - Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana has condemned in the strongest possible terms the gang rape of a 17-year-old Soweto girl.

Pretoria - The state oil company PetroSA has partnered with China's Sinopec Group to work together in pushing the building of the proposed Mthombo crude oil refinery project, PetroSA said on Monday.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 6% in March, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government has no intention of controlling the legal profession in the country, says Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.

Mutale - Residents living in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo, are being given a say in the Vhembe district's budgetary plans for the next five years.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga's Education Department plans to spend more money on fewer school infrastructure projects this year.

Thohoyandou - More than 600 poor households in Limpopo's Mutale area will receive RDP houses by April next year.

Pretoria - Police are offering a reward of up R50 000 for information that could lead to the arrest of an East Rand man whose ex-girlfriend has gone missing.

Pretoria - The National Planning Commission (NPC) has extended the deadline for comments and inputs to be made on its National Development Plan until May.

Thohoyandou - Limpopo residents will be able to ask questions about government's programmes when Deputy Minister in the Presidency Obed Bapela visits Thohoyandou on Friday.

Pretoria - South Africa must give youth development the attention it deserves, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has received a report from the Board of Inquiry appointed to investigate alleged misconduct by suspended National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says a lack of skills is one of the binding constraints to growth and development in the mining industry.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on law-abiding citizens to stop buying stolen goods.

Washington - International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde says the Fund has received commitments of additional resources up to about $320 billion.