South Africa

Pretoria - The provincial Health Department in Gauteng has downplayed claims of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak in the province, saying there is no need for people to be alarmed.

Pretoria - The Green Scorpions have found that EnviroServ Eastern Cape constructed and operated a storm water dam as well as the leachate treatment plant at Aloes without obtaining the required environmental authorisation and permit.

Pretoria - Police officers who continuously and recklessly lose their firearms will be fired from the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Pretoria - South African Football Association (SAFA) President, Kirsten Nematandani, expressed his deepest condolences over the passing of Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana midfielder, Siphiwe Tshabalala's mother.

Pretoria - Details of what happened the night UK tourist Anni Dewani was kidnapped and murdered could be revealed today at the start of the trial of one of the men accused of her death.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is inviting South Africans to send him tips on what they would like to see government spending taxpayers money on in the country's next budget.

Komatipoort - The South African Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee in Mpumalanga has implemented special measures to prevent congestion at the province's busiest ports of entry this festive season.

A nagging cough sent her to the doctor. "It's TB" the doctor pronounces. A diagnosis that would pave the way for further tests, which would lead to what no one wants to hear. For the then 19-year-old Tender Mavundla, being proclaimed HIV positive, let alone having the virus, was not something that existed in her world.

Pretoria - New Communications Minister Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie is talking tough, vowing to reconstruct his department, address problems at the SABC and make serious inroads in bridging the digital divide.

Pretoria - Inclining Block Tariffs (IBT) is benefitting low income domestic customers, a study conducted by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has found.

Pretoria - The three men accused of the murder of UK tourist Anni Dewani will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court today.

Pretoria - The National Council Against Smoking says the increase in excise tax on cigarettes announced by government yesterday is inadequate.

Pretoria - The strike by SATAWU and UTATU trade unions has been temporarily called off, with both unions saying workers will return to their stations during the course of the day.

Pretoria - Siyabonga Gama has been reinstated to the executive committee of Transnet, the transport parastatal announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health is expected to speed up the construction of a new multi-drug resistant TB complex at Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital.