South Africa

Pretoria - The board of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) announced on Wednesday that Koos Smit has been appointed as acting Chief Executive.

Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela is doing well and has had a good night's rest, says the Presidency.

Washington - The new World Bank chief should have a keen understanding of major global development challenges and facilitate solutions to those critical problems, a US expert has said.

Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg has explained that the paid parking scheme being rolled out to some areas of the city is a primary municipal management strategy aimed at ensuring proper traffic flow and the reduction of illegal parking and other parking problems.

Pretoria - The public hearings into allegations of misconduct by suspended National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele are to start today.

Bilateral relations between South Africa and Panama are expected to be strengthened when the Panama Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francisco Alvarez de Soto, visits the country this week.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi says government is working hard to address challenges around service delivery protests.

Polokwane - Properties and assets belonging to Limpopo game farmer Dawie Groenewald were attached during a sting operation involving the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the Hawks and South African Police Service (SAPS) on Wednesday.

Vaal Dam - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has warned farmers who are illegally drawing water from the Vaal Dam to irrigate their crops, that they will face the full might of the law.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi has appointed an inter-sphere task team to study the Public Protector's Balfour report.

Pretoria - Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli is to be shifted from his current position and moved to another division which will be determined by the Acting National Police Commissioner, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has announced.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies opened the R1 billion metal coating facility operated by Safal Steel in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal on Monday.

Pretoria - Parliament has opened books of condolences for three of its members who passed away recently - Minister of Public Service and Administration, Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie, former Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka and Florence Ntombizodwa Nyanda, Member of Parliament (MP).

Pretoria - The eThekhwini Municipality is currently assessing damage caused by the heavy rains and strong winds experienced in the area as a result of tropical storm Irina.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Provincial Government has set aside R30.6 billion of its total budget of R69.311 billion to go towards infrastructure development, including the building of new health facilities.