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Metro Police spokesperson Isaac Mahamba has advised motorists to avoid roads leading to the informal settlement.

Standard Bank's Chief Economist, Goolam Ballim, says a downgrade will put more pressure on the current challenges that South Africa is already dealing with.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has resigned as the leader of the province. Mchunu made the announcement at his Empangeni home that he was complying with the call by the National Working Committee of the ANC to vacate office and consider redeployment. Mchunu says he is still going to decide whether to accept the redeployment to the national assembly as suggested by the committee. Vusi Makhosini...

Minister Des Van Rooyen on election registration cut-off date.

Nomvula Mokonyane says that concerns that the ANC is using government events to campaign for the up-coming local government elections are exaggerated.

The IEC voters roll will be closed, and no additional registrations will be allowed thereafter.

According to local newspaper, minister Nosiviwe Mapisa- Nqakula used her influence in January 2014 to secure the release from custody of Michelle Wege.

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Des van Rooyen says on Monday will also be the last day for people to confirm accuracy of their details on the voters roll.

President Jacob Zuma is expected to preside over the National Day of Prayer which is aimed at praying for successful Local Government Elections.

Julius Malema says the ruling in the NCOP case is a protection of freedom of speech

Minister Radebe outlines Fort Hare's centenary celebration program

Rustenburg Impala Platinum Mine spokesperson Johan Theron says they are continuing to search for the two missing miners.

MMA director William Bird speaks to SABC about Web Rangers ahead of their second workshop in Johannesburg. Web Rangers arms teenagers with internet safety skills and encourages them to go back to their communities and teach others.

Farmers in the Carnarvon in the Northern Cape are dissatisfied about the construction of the Square Kilometre Array.

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Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Des van Rooyen joined Local Government Action, National Co-ordinator Koketso Moeti and Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Nomfundo Mogapi on Forum@8 to speak about community protest action.

A community leader in Chibok in North Eastern Nigeria says almost all the girls kidnapped over two years ago by Boko Haram are being held in the Sambisa forest near the border with Cameroon.

Mathokazi says there are many issues affecting the students and management has done nothing to sort them out.

Violence erupted after a meeting with university management failed to satisfy the demands of the students.

Plato has welcomed any kind of investigation into his alleged conduct.

IEC’s Deputy CEO – Electoral Operations Sy Mamabolo on measures taken to ensure ballot papers are secured

Enoch Godongwana, has called on those undermining the treasury to refrain from doing so.

The Fisheries Department says two more suspicious vessels have been spotted around the Eastern Cape coastline and a team has been deployed to search for them.