November 15, 2012.

From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Motshabi Hoaeane.

Making headlines:

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says wrong-doers at Nkandla will be punished.

A United Nations worker is killed in Sudan and South Sudan’s disputed region.

And, Libya swears in its first elected government.

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said that swift and decisive action will be taken if a probe into the security upgrade at President Jacob Zuma's house in Nkandla points to illegal, corrupt or irregular activities.

Zuma's private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal has been declared a national key point. It has been upgraded at a reported cost of R248-million, of which Zuma will pay only 5%.

Nxesi said he would not pre-empt the findings of the investigations currently being conducted by the Auditor-General and a Public Works Department task team, nor would he act on the basis of speculation.

He also said that the department's task team, which consists of people with legal, financial management, auditing, security, physical protection and construction and maintenance expertise, had been established in response to concerns about the cost of the upgrade.

United Nations officials said that a UN staff member was shot dead in Abyei, the territory disputed by Sudan and South Sudan.

The Abyei region's peacekeeping mission, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (or UNISFA), said one of its national staff, a Ngok Dinka community member from South Sudan, was killed on Tuesday.

A UNISFA officer said its staff member was shot "during the violence that occurred while UNISFA troops were trying to control Ngok Dinka demonstrators who attempted to damage the Abyei town mosque". It was not clear what the man's role was or who had shot him.

Libya's first elected government was sworn in under tight security on Wednesday. It now has the task of establishing democracy and reining in rival militias who helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year.

A former Libyan diplomat who defected in the 1980s to become an outspoken Gaddafi critic, Ali Zeidan, will govern the country. The National Congress, which was elected in July, will pass laws and help draft a new Constitution to be put to a national referendum next year.

Congress elected Zeidan as Prime Minister last month after his predecessor Abdurrahim El-Keib lost a confidence vote over his choice of ministers.

"This government will be strong, firm, strict and will do things with strength with the support of the National Congress and the people of our country so we can achieve the ambitions and goals of the revolution," Zeidan said.

Also making headlines:

The ANC will block the debate over the motion no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.

Niger secures pledges worth $4.8-billion in donor cash for development.

And, Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande unveils a turnaround plan for South Africa's 50 further education and training colleges.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today.