South Africa

Pretoria - Hefty penalties will be the order of the day for retailers overcharging consumers on the price of LP Gas, said the Energy Department.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the the draft Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, 2011.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour says it has helped contribute towards job creation through intense investment in the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) amounting to billions of rands.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says he is concerned about the Human Rights Commission's approach in the case of Cape Town student Chumani Maxwele, who was arrested for gesturing at a presidential convoy.

Pretoria - The Presidency has reiterated government's commitment and support to the work and Office of the Public Protector.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour inspectors are to zoom into the private security industry next week to ensure compliance with all labour laws relevant to that sector.

Pretoria - It is important for the African Union to mobilise business across the continent as it has a role to play in creating wealth and alleviating poverty, says newly-elected AU Commission chairperson and Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Pretoria - It is important for the African Union to mobilise business across the continent as it has a role to play in creating wealth and alleviating poverty, says newly-elected AU Commission chairperson and Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Pretoria - The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is using her seven-nation African tour to reaffirm the strategies of US diplomacy in Africa.

Pretoria - The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) has strongly reaffirmed its support for and confidence in the leadership of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga.

Johannesburg - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula says he is hoping for more medals from the South Africans currently competing at the London 2012 Olympics.

Pretoria - South Africa will continue to create an environment that encourages investment in the country's economy, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

Pretoria - There needs to be a clear separation of responsibilities between politicians who should not be involved in supply chain management and those of officials who do the evaluations, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

Boksburg - Police men and women are not recruited so that they can be slaughtered by criminals, says National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele.

Pretoria - The recent spate of police killings in South Africa was a direct threat to the country's hard-won constitutional democracy, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Friday.