Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg has closed applications for candidates to be admitted to register at the institution for the 2011 academic year - with the number of new applicants exceeding all expectations.
Durban - Nearly 1 000 people will undergo cataract surgery in KwaZulu-Natal after the provincial Health Department joined forces with Discovery Health and the International Centre for Eyecare Education.
Pretoria - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has warned South Africans to exercise extreme caution when in or making use of dams and rivers.
Durban - The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has created over 190 000 job opportunities from April to June in 2010, despite the recent global economic crisis.
Pretoria - A task team is being set up to improve SETA's capacity to meet the goals and objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III.
Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa has become a symbol of hope to developing countries because of its increasing ability to improve access to justice for the poor.
Pretoria - Gauteng matrics are being given the opportunity to prepare for their exams in an unusually fun way.
Johannesburg - The African National Congress (ANC) is gearing itself for a busy year ahead as it deals with the socio-economic challenges facing the country at its National Executive Committee (NEC) lekgotla.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has set her department a deadline of a little more than five months to complete the process of documenting Zimbabwean nationals.
Pretoria - The appointment of Provincial Advisory Board (PAB) members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is expected to help speed up the agency's mandate at provincial level.
Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has received more than 18 000 applications from Zimbabweans since the start of the documentation process.
Johannesburg - If the targets for the new and improved plan to stop Tuberculosis (TB) are met, more than five million lives could be saved in the next five years.
Pretoria - Abbott Laboratories has agreed to withdraw the drugs Ectiva and Reductil from the South African market.
Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele has ordered a nationwide search, led by top Hawks detectives, for a group of men who robbed a North West police station.
Pretoria - Learners who were photographed drinking alcoholic ciders while on their way to school on Wednesday may face legal charges.
