South Africa

Pretoria – A taxi driver has been found guilty of bribing a traffic officer by the Aliwal North Magistrate’s Court.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health says occupational health and safety audits were conducted at health facilities across the province last month.

Pretoria – The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says commemorative circulation coins, such as the R5 Griqua Town coin, are ‘normal’ circulation coins that form part of all the other coins already in circulation.

Pretoria – The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has set a target of reducing accidents on the road as well as fatalities during the Easter long weekend by 50%.

Pretoria – A 67-year-old Gauteng attorney has appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption.

Pretoria - Unit 2 of Koeberg Power Station has set a new record, having reached 485 days of continuous operation since its last outage.

Pretoria – As millions of South Africans get ready for the Easter holiday, transport officials will conduct road safety education, awareness and law enforcement activities at Wanderers taxi rank in the Johannesburg CBD today.

Pretoria - South Africa has not signed any nuclear deal, Eskom said on Monday.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has supported the secondment of Victor Xaba from Denel Aerostructures to act as the Chief Executive Officer at SA Express.

Pretoria - The funding model of South Africa’s nuclear build programme will be determined by the response received from bidders, says the Department of Energy (DoE).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will issue temporary interprovincial operating permits to taxi operators for the upcoming Easter holiday.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has encouraged South Africans to continue to build a non-racial society and fight racism in memory of late struggle stalwart Chris Hani.

Pretoria – Acting Correctional Services Minister Faith Muthambi says the responsibility of the Department of Correctional Services is not to keep individuals out of circulation in society but to correct offending behaviour.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to unite in building a sustainable economy following the recent credit rating downgrades.

Pretoria - The Draft National Biodiversity Offset Policy has been published for public comment, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Monday.