The National Assembly has approved the establishment of an ad committee to look into the wave of xenophobic violence that claimed at least seven lives last month

**No injuries have been reported following the torching of a train on the Umlazi route, south of Durban

**Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau says the M1, M2 and Soweto highways are to be upgraded, but he's emphasized they will not be tolled.

**The British popstar and AIDS campaigner Elton John, has urged the United States to continue leading the global fight against the disease. SUDISHA