South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says no country can function properly without an effective intelligence service in place.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has launched 49 schools in the Eastern Cape as part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee and the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI).

Johannesburg - South Africa needs to explore new opportunities in the mining industry if the sector is to help government tackle poverty and unemployment, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says sharing experiences with Brazil will help South Africa deal with the challenge of hunger.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has told a Cosatu meeting underway that government was concerned about the growing unemployment in South Africa vowing his administration will work "faster" to build the type of economy that will enable South Africa to eradicate poverty, unemployment and inequality.

Pretoria - Nobel laureate and economist, Professor Joseph Stiglitz, has been appointed as the government's expert to serve on the Walmart study.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has announced that it will issue revised terms and conditions for road users who register for Gauteng's e-tolling system.

Pretoria - More than 100 vacancies are in the process of being filled at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, according to the Gauteng Health Department.

Polokwane - A total of 1 070 people were arrested during the Easter weekend in Limpopo on charges ranging from murder to attempted murder, culpable homicide, rape, robbery, public drinking and public violence.

Cape Town - A summit on social cohesion, which will take place next month, is expected get South Africans talking about pertinent socio-economic issues that affect people from all walks of life, says Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile.

Giyani - Some Limpopo villagers have turned to biogas to beat the escalating costs of buying electricity.

Pretoria - Former Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Richard Mdluli has been interdicted from executing duties as a policeman.

Pretoria -The Gautrain officially inaugurated its full operations between Hatfield Station in Pretoria and Park Station in central Johannesburg, this morning.

Pretoria - The launch of a maize mill in KwaZulu-Natal will go a long way in promoting food security, beneficiation and job creation, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - Deputy Home Affairs Minister ,Fatima Chohan, will today deliver Identity Documents house-to-house in the Knysna Local Municipality as part of the department' s drive to popularise the National Population Registration (NPR) campaign.