South Africa

Malalane - A four-day workshop starts in Mpumalanga's flood prone Nkomazi area on Wednesday to show residents how to protect themselves against floods.

Pretoria - The Home Affairs Ministry has noted the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal, on Monday, to reserve judgement on the appeal brought by the IFP and COPE on the matter of the Dalai Lama.

Pretoria - The Western Cape is slowly moving towards boosting Industrial Development Zones (IDZs), Economic Development MEC Alan Winde says.

Pretoria - South African enterprises are proving their mettle by showcasing their abilities and experiences gained over the course of hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup at the Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) currently taking place in Brazil.

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will on Wednesday launch the State of the World Population Report.

Pretoria - Investment on the continent must be evenly distributed to benefit not only the rich but the poor too - given the high levels of inequity on the continent, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday.

Cape Town - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has urged South Africans of all ages to go for HIV testing at least once a year.

Pretoria - Telkom services in the Mountainview and Suiderberg areas in Pretoria have been disrupted following an incident of multiple cable theft in the Daspoort exchange area.

Pretoria - Matric candidates who intend to sit for the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations in October have until today to register.

Pretoria - The maternity ward at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is to get a much needed boost, with plans to extend it and to build an additional unit.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane is hopeful that there will be a solution to the e-tolling uncertainty that will be in the best interests of all South Africans.

Brussels - European Union (EU) finance ministers have decided to suspend Hungary's access to 495 million euros (US$648.45 million) of aid from 2013, citing the country's failure to rein in its budget deficit, a senior EU official has said.

Polokwane - Limpopo parents, caregivers and guardians whose children will be going to school for the first time next year have until November 30 to register them.

Pretoria - South Africa has been overwhelmingly elected by the Members of the UN General Assembly to the 47-Member Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

Polokwane - Highway Patrol members swiftly arrested six suspects aged 30 and 42 for attempted robbery over the weekend.