South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Labour in Gauteng has served a prohibition notice to Tony's Plastics in Roodepoort for non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Durban - Rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal will soon have access to sport and recreation facilities thanks to two multi-million rand developmental projects.

Pretoria - Government has called for calm amid the ongoing national public sector strike.

Pretoria - The preliminary examinations are expected to proceed as normal in Gauteng today following minor disruptions in exams on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's two-day working visit to the United Kingdom, gets underway today with a focus on strengthening both political and economic ties with that country.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa believes the Civilian Secretariat for Police Bill will mark a new era and provide a "new way of securing our democracy" through civilian oversight over police.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has launched a Clothing and Textile Competitiveness Porgramme (CTCP) which is expected to restructure the sector for long term sustainability and competitiveness.

Pretoria - World leaders have been called on to use the economic crisis as a launch pad to make meaningful changes in global financial institutions.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, have agreed to improve cooperation between their offices.

Durban - The Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development has procured over 192 new tractors with implements in order to provide a comprehensive farming service in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Education stakeholders and the public have been called on to submit their comments on the newly developed National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for all grades and subjects.

Pretoria - Eight people, among them three government employees, have been arrested for corruption, fraud and money laundering in a blitz by police in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Cape Town.

Pretoria - There are no plans to cancel the Kusile Power Station project both the Energy Ministry and Eskom have said.

Pretoria - Eskom has signed two export credit agency loans that will be used to fund the Ingula Pump Storage scheme and the Medupi power station.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is using his two-day visit to the UK to lobby business to invest in South Africa.