South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has revoked privileges and tightened security around five Boeremag detainees who attempted to escape from court on Tuesday.

Cairo - The Egyptian Central Bank announced on Monday that it would be closed for a third day on Tuesday amid unrest in the country.

Pretoria - With the chilly weather already being felt throughout the country, the Gauteng Department of Health and Social development has urged people at high risk of contracting influenza to vaccinate against flu.

Pretoria - South Africa has welcomed and affirmed its support for a UN Security Council sanctions resolution on Libya, which enforces a travel ban and assets freeze on Muammar Gaddafi, his inner circle and members of the Libyan leader's family.

Mbombela - A month-long campaign aimed at educating the public about the new Consumer Protection Act will be launched on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Police in the Free State arrested two men posing as labour officials, attempting to sell to employers labour legislation, claiming the current ones employers had were outdated.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Works has invested R32 million in the development of essential skills for young people in the built environment sector.

Pretoria - Forty South African citizens, who were stranded at Cairo International Airport in Egypt, will be arriving home tomorrow morning.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will represent South African in Geneva at the High-Level Segment of the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held on 28 February.

Durban - South Africa and New Zealand have suffered two massive blows ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals losing Frans Steyn and Dan Carter, respectively, to injury.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on South Africans to play a leading role in the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action against Road Deaths to be officially launched world-wide during May 2011.

Pretoria - The South African Weather Service (SAWS) Amendment Bill, which seeks to ensure good air quality, will be introduced in Parliament this month.

Pretoria - The Public Works Department says Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde has received the Public Protector's report and is still studying it.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Human Settlements, Public Safety & Liaison Desbo Mohono has appealed to motorists to reduce speed, which accounts for most accidents and deaths on public roads.

Pretoria - American television host, actress, producer and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey, will visit the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein campus, later this month.