African leaders gathered Saturday ahead of extravagant celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made.

The National Prosecutions Authority has applied for leave to appeal against the sentence given to former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown.

More than 90 people were arrested for protest-related crimes in Evaton, Orange Farm and Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Friday.

The ruling party wants reliable cadres to take South Africa into the future, said ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe on Friday.