South Africa

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor is today set to visit the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo as the Easter weekend kicks off.

Pretoria - The fight against rhino poaching was given a shot in the arm this week with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between South Africa and China on cooperation in the fields of wetland and desert ecosystems and wildlife conservation.

Durban – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) can help forge a new funding model in Africa where regional projects spanning a number of countries are favoured for finance, said President Jacob Zuma.

Durban – Among the Brics bloc countries, South Africa spends the highest percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on education (6.8%), followed by Brazil at 4.3%.

Pretoria - The petrol price is set to increase by between 10 and 12 cents in Gauteng and by between 8 and 10 cents at the coast as of next week, the Department of Energy announced today.

Polokwane - More than nine million pilgrims are expected to descend on Limpopo ahead of the Easter weekend.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Wednesday unveiled a new public transport licensing and registration office in central Johannesburg.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, on Wednesday visited facilities in Duduza, Ekurhuleni, to assess the state of healthcare provided in the district.

Pretoria – More than one million homes have been built in Gauteng since the advent of democracy in 1994, says Local Government and Housing MEC Ntombi Mekgwe.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed his deepest condolences to the Mpondo royal family and the Mpondo people on the death of His Majesty, King Justice Mpondombini Sigcau.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga’s Community Safety, Security and Liaison Department has launched its road safety campaign ahead of the Easter weekend.

Boksburg - Government, organised labour and business have signed an accord that will effectively help to curb occupational injuries and diseases in the iron and steel sector.

Pretoria – Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has expressed shock at the news of the rape, mutilation and killing of 14-year-old Thandeka Madonsela from Naturena, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria – Government has called for the Hawks to investigate the circumstances around the death of Thabang Makhoang, who drowned in the swimming pool of the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus during an “orientation” programme for first year students in 2012.

Durban – President Jacob Zuma says the Brics Business Council, which was launched this morning at the 5th Brics Summit, will help serve as a platform to promote trade and economic relations between the member nations and foster closer ties between the private sectors of each respective member country.