May 15, 2015.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines:

There is still no official explanation over Mxolisi Nxasana’s inquiry into his fitness to hold office.

President Pierre Nkurunziza returns to Burundi after the army says a coup bid had failed.

And,  the South African Revenue Service denies bullying Minister Pravin Gordhan.

National Director of Public Prosecutions (or NDPP) Mxolisi Nxasana was still at work this week, while the presidency has still not explained why an inquiry into his fitness to hold office was abruptly halted earlier this week.

National Prosecuting Authority (or NPA) spokesperson Velekhaya Mgobozi confirmed that Nxasana was at work as usual.

He would not say whether Nxasana had tendered his resignation.

Questions sent to the presidency were met with a terse referral to Monday's statement. This happened as speculation continued that a "golden handshake" for Nxasana was being brokered.

The statement stated that the president was currently engaging with Nxasana with a view to taking decisions which were in the best interests of the NPA, Nxasana and the country at large.

The inquiry was to have considered "certain facts", including that in the lead-up to his appointment by President Jacob Zuma, Nxasana allegedly failed to reveal aspects of his past which came to light during a security check after his appointment.

President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African leader was abroad had failed.

But bursts of gunfire in the capital and fighting for control of the state radio during the day indicated that there was still determined opposition to the president, who sparked protests and the coup attempt by his move to seek a third term.

Critics said his re-election bid violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically fuelled civil war that ended in 2005, plunging the nation into a deep political crisis.

But before announcing his return, loyalists of the president said they were in control of the major strategic assets, such as the airport and presidential offices. They also said they still controlled the state broadcaster despite the heavy fighting.

Nkurunziza was in Tanzania at a summit of African leaders on Wednesday when Major General Godefroid Niyombare, who the president sacked as intelligence chief in February, declared he was dismissing the president and his government.

The South African Revenue Service (or Sars) has denied reports that it bullied Minister Pravin Gordhan into testifying against senior officials in a disciplinary hearing regarding the so-called rogue unit.

This followed reports last week that Gordhan would soon receive a letter from Sars’ lawyers insisting he testify at the disciplinary hearings of his former deputy, Ivan Pillay, and strategic planning head, Peter Richer.

According to the reports Sars’ lawyers indeed sent Gordhan a scathing letter on Wednesday, asking that he help them prepare for Pillay and Richer’s disciplinary hearings.
However, Sars denied this, saying no such correspondence was sent to Gordhan.

Also making headlines:

The Gautrain’s fares are expected to rise by between 4% and 6% effective from June 1.

The US delivered 52 Humvee military vehicles and a patrol boat to Tunisia to help it fight jihadists and tighten control over its coast.

The African Union said it condemned any attempt to seize power through violence in Burundi and called for dialogue to resolve the country's political crisis.

And, armed groups in Central African Republic released more than 300 enslaved children as part of a United Nations-brokered deal as the country turns to healing after two years of conflict.

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That’s a roundup of news making headlines today.