A police officer on duty in Parliament at the time that a staff member entered the premises with a firearm he later killed himself, has been suspended. The South African Police Service says due process was not followed by the officer. The man committed suicide two weeks ago, and in a note cited bullying as the reason for the act. He said that he had been subjected to this for nearly two years and that there was no help available for him even though he had raised this matter to his seniors. The South African Police Service's Major General Leon Rabie told the media in Cape Town earlier today that an inquest has been undertaken.

Hundreds of commuters using Passenger rail agency PRASA'S Metrorail were left stranded and forced to seek alternative transport this morning. Some commuters were seen going to their nearest taxi ranks to try and get transport to their various destinations. This after Metrorail suspended all its train services in KwaZulu-Natal because of an attack on train drivers. Nonjabulo mntungwa reports

South Africa will ease some immigration restrictions, in an effort to boost investment and tourism but the South African Tourism Association says it's a litle too late. The changes to immigration rules are part of a broader economic turnaround programme announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week. Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, says minors travelling in and out of South Africa will be required to prove both parents' consent. Gigaba was briefing the media in Pretoria on the amendments to the visa regulations. In June 2015 new rules required parents to carry an unabridged birth certificate for accompanying children and consent letters from parents who were not traveling.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has re-assured the international community that his administration is working around the clock to put South Africa's economy back on track. President Ramaphosa addressed the council on foreign relations in New York on the side-lines of the 73rd UN General Assembly. The meeting was attended by academics and people with international business interests amongst others. The president says despite the sluggish economic growth and perceived policy uncertainties plans are in place to turn this situation around. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.

SABC Chairman Bongumusa Makhathini says the public broadcaster's turnaround strategy is being guided by what is best for the corporation. Makhathini was speaking in Parliament this morning where the SABC is presenting a plan that will see the organisation become viable again. He says the salary bill has been increasing over the past five years and currently stands at 42 percent of the revenue. He says the company has been engaging with employees and unions on possible retrenchments. SABC CEO Madoda Mxakwe has also told the Portfolio Commitee on Communications that improving on the commercial aspect of public broadcaster is important if the other key operational factors are to be addressed successfully.

A group of protestors are demanding the release of eight fellow protestors who were arrested this morning in Bonteheuwel in Cape Town. They have gathered at the Bishop Lavis police station. Earlier police used stun grenades to disperse those blockading the roads and arrested others. Residents are demanding among others, an end to gang violence, poverty and unemployment. Community members of Hanover Park have dispersed peacefully after this morning's shut down of main roads in the area. Our reporter, Chris Mabuya is following the story.

The community of Mamelodi west in Pretoria says it seems one of the country's iconic historic figure Dr. Fabian Ribeiro is forgotten. Dr Ribeiro played a pivotal role during struggle for liberation. He is accredited for treating patients who were injured during stand-offs with apartheid police but couldn't go to the hospital. It is this role that turned him and his family enemy of the apartheid regime. Dr. Ribeiro was shot dead in 1986 after an earlier attempts on his life failed. He and his wife survived a bomb thrown at their house years before he was killed. Maluti Obuseng reports.

As part of celebrating South Africa's heritage and preserving its history through stone and metal, Social activist and artist Professor Pitika Ntuli has unveiled his latest sculpture in Johannesburg. The 19-ton statue dubbed: QUANTUM PEOPLE took four years to complete and commemorates our heritage as a people and it is one of the 23 life sized statues by the same artist that depicts the 300 years of colonialism. During this month of September - South Africa celebrates Heritage month. Zoleka Qodashe attended the sculpture's unveiling and compiled this report..

Police Minister Bheki Cele says people who commit crimes against women and children should not pardoned. He was addressing the Phoenix community, north of Durban, that is still reeling with shock, following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and her two daughters. The bodies of 44-year-old Janelle Govindsamy and her daughters Rackelle and Denisha were found at their flat in Phoenix on Friday. A 45-year old suspect who is known to the family has been arrested for the murders. Minoshni Pillay reports.

Deputy President David Mabuza has admitted that the indigenous Griqua community, Khoisans and the San communities have not been rightfully recognised. Mabuza was speaking at the unveiling of the statue of the 19th-century Griqua leader, Adam Kok the Third, located at the entrance of the Greater Kokstad municipal offices in Southern KwaZulu-Natal. Adam Kok the Third led the group of Griquas who moved from the present-day Northern Cape and settled in the Kokstad area in 1863, becoming the eastern Griquas. The Kokstad municipality has also renamed its municipal building after him.