South Africa : News

[SAPA]Nelson Mandela's daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, The Star reported on Monday. (AllAfrica)

[SAPA]Cape Town -The police and NPA were responsible for deciding whether the Gupta family would be prosecuted for the irregular landing of their plane at Waterkloof Air Base, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Sunday. (AllAfrica)

[Health-e]Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved. (AllAfrica)

[SAPA]The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa will, this evening at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, receive the Daily Trust African of the Year Award 2012 for his work last year in bringing peace to Sudan and South Sudan. In this recent interview in South Africa with Professor Tandeka Nkiwane, Member, African of the Year Advisory Committee, he comments on his panels work, the challenges it faced, unfinished matters in Sudan as well as South Sudan, issues facing heterogeneou (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, former South African president, main co-founder of the African Union and current leading continental conflict resolver and peacemaker, receives his award of Media Trust African of the Year 2012 today in Abuja. (AllAfrica)

[DA]The announcement yesterday by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, that Air Force Base Waterkloof is not a National Key Point is further evidence of how the Apartheid-era National Key Points Act is being selectively used by the government to hide critical information to protect high ranking members of the government. (AllAfrica)

[]Agang South Africa has appointed a top South African editor as its Director of Communications. (AllAfrica)

[SANEF]THE South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Vuyo Mbuli, a much-loved and respected journalist. (AllAfrica)

[SA Info]Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund announced a 25-man squad to play in next month's 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia on Friday. (AllAfrica)

[COSATU]Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) is saddened by the untimely death of the gifted radio and TV presenter, Vuyo Mbuli, and we would like to express our deepest condolences to his family, especially his children. (AllAfrica)

[DA]Mpumalanga MEC for Health, Cadith Mashego-Dlamini's remark that tradition prevents a woman from getting involved in topics pertaining to initiation schools is unacceptable and has the potential to endanger the lives of more initiates in Mpumalanga. It is her duty as the MEC for Heath to oversee all health-related matters in the province and to confront these crises head-on. (AllAfrica)

[COSATU]The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has on Friday submitted its wage demands to the Chamber of Mines for the 2013 wage negotiations. (AllAfrica)

[ANC]We would like to start off by asking for a moment of silence in honour of one of the greatest journalists of our time who was growing fast into prominence, Vuyo Mbuli. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman returned today, 17 May 2013, from a successful tour of Central and Eastern Europe where he visited Azerbajain, Belarus, the Czech Republic and Romania. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Government is saddened by the death of one of South Africa's prolific and veteran journalist, Vuyo Mbuli, who according to media reports passed away in the early hours of this morning in Bloemfontein. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Traditional communities in the North West have until Sunday, 19 May 2013 to register as eligible voters in the upcoming elections of 56 traditional councils which will be held on 6 July this year. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]On behalf of the people of the Eastern Cape and the Executive Council, I wish to convey our deepest sympathy at this sad time to the Mbuli family, and entire SABC for the untimely passing of Mr Vuyo Mbuli. Indeed Mr Mbuli has left an indelible mark in all the lives of many people who had a privilege of working with him in his illustrious broadcasting career. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Earlier this morning, the Minister of Home Affairs, Naledi Pandor went to the University of Pretoria, Groenkloof Campus's student residents to personally apologise on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs and hand over the identity document (ID) to a student, Mr Bandile Ngidi, who had battled to get it for over two years. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Five (5) municipalities in the North West, namely, Ventersdorp, Naledi, Lekwa-Teemane, Tswaing and Mahikeng local municipalities have benefited from a revenue enhancement project initiated by the department in order to improve that financial stability of municipalities. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]In line with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 and commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, the Department of Justice and Constitutional development (DOJ&CD) supports The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This day is commemorated annually on May 17 and coordinated by the Paris-based "IDAHOBIT Committee", founded and presided over by Frenchman Louis-Georges Tin. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]I condemn this horrific and fatal rape of another of this country's young women. Our women and children should be loved, cared for and protected, but this is not happening. I would like to send my sincerest condolences to the family of Anne-Marie Beukes during this tragic and difficult time. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]'The North West Acting MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs recently applauded efforts made by the department to strengthen and advance its support in municipalities. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Minister in The Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane has on Sunday, 19 May 2013, learnt with shock about the passing away of a renowned SABC television and radio presenter, Mr Vuyo Mbuli. (AllAfrica)

[Health-e]Raising a child isn't child's play, and many young mothers struggle when raising their first children, but parents from around Pimville and Meadowlands have been given the opportunity to learn about parenting toddlers. (AllAfrica)

[COSATU]The latest Stats SA figures show that the Western Cape is the only Province over the last year where jobs were lost. These figures also clearly reflect that as one of the key industrial centres of SA, we need to be developing the economy in a way that creates more jobs - not less. (AllAfrica)

[COSATU]NEHAWU is extremely saddened by the news of the sudden passing away of the SAfm and SABC Morning Live anchor Vuyo Mbuli over the weekend. (AllAfrica)

[COSATU]The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will uphold the court decision after Mercedes-Benz successfully interdicted our unprotected strike at its plant in East London, Eastern Cape province. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]The Gauteng Executive Council (EXCO) has welcomed the mid-year population estimates for 2013 by Statistics South Africa, which found that people live longer in Gauteng. EXCO held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. (AllAfrica)

[SA Govt]Minister Patel has joined the nation in expressing condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of SABC Morning Live presenter Vuyo Mbuli, who died suddenly at the weekend. The Minister described Mbuli as "a kind and courteous person" and as "a journalist of enormous talent". (AllAfrica)

The Independent Electoral Commission has cancelled a northern KwaZulu-Natal by-election amid allegations of irregularities.