January 26, 2015.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines:

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko files an appeal to overturn the court’s decision on Hawks boss Anwa Dramat’s suspension.

Zambia's ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu secures a narrow victory in the recent presidential poll.

And, President Jacob Zuma says South Africa is open for more investment.

Hawks boss Anwa Dramat cannot return to work now that Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has filed to appeal a court's decision to overturn his suspension.

Police ministry spokesperson Musa Zondi confirmed that they filed the appeal papers on Friday and that Dramat was still suspended. 

Zondi said Dramat could not return to work until the appeal had been heard, adding that his return would also depend on the outcome of the appeal.

Meanwhile, Judge Bill Prinsloo on Friday ruled that Nhleko's decision to appoint Maj-Gen Berning Ntlemeza as acting national Hawks head was unlawful and invalid.

 

Zambia's ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu secured a narrow victory in last week's presidential poll, when results showed that he had defeated his closest rival, who claimed the election had been "stolen".

The ballot was triggered by the death last October of previous president Michael Sata.

Another election scheduled for late next year when Sata's term had been due to end, leaves Lungu little time to turn around a stuttering economy in one of Africa's most promising frontier markets.

Lungu won 48.3% of the vote, with the United Party for National Development winning 46.7%.

Opposition Hakainde Hichilema accused the commission of manipulating the results in favour of Lungu.

 

President Jacob Zuma told captains of commerce and industry during the yearly Business Interaction Group meeting that South Africa was open for more investment and that the country offered investment opportunities that no “wise” businessperson should miss. He was speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland.

Zuma said load shedding was a “passing phase” and that government had “good plans” to ensure a sustainable energy mix, which would include coal, nuclear, shale gas, solar and wind energy generation.

He said the country had a stable democracy with checks and balances, good systems in place, both politically and economically, as well as various projects and programmes that [would require] investments and partnerships.

Also making headlines:

President Jacob Zuma has directed government to restore normalcy in Soweto and Malamulele, in Limpopo.

At least 17 people were killed on Sunday in Egypt's bloodiest protests since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president, as security forces fired at protesters marking the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Scientists looking for Ebola in bats have identified 16 other viruses in the animal which could jump to humans and potentially cause a disease outbreak on a similar scale to the West African crisis.

And, two men were shot dead while shops owned by immigrants were looted in South Africa's Langlaagte township, as unrest following the death of a teenager last week spread in Johannesburg townships.

 

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That’s a roundup of news making headlines today.