South Africa

Pretoria - The seven suspects who were arrested over the weekend in connection with a series of safe and ATM bombings and armed robberies are to appear in court in Limpopo today.

Johannesburg - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says South Africa's water supplies are under increased pressure and has urged every person to strive to save this scarce resource.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has reduced the number of Transnet's board of directors from 18 to 14.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga to give a report back on action taken regarding the delivery of textbooks in Limpopo as well as the catch up plan for affected Grade 10 learners.

Johannesburg - Transport Minister Ben Martins says the African continent needs an efficient transport system to help it achieve its growth and development objectives.

Nairobi - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has declared three days of national mourning beginning on Monday, following a helicopter crash which killed a minister, his deputy and four other officials.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Health Department has met its deadline to pay off all suppliers by the end of June this year.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education must develop a policy for the standardisation of the procurement and distribution of Learner Teacher Support Material (LTSM).

Pretoria - The fight against crime continues despite negative publicity and its impact on police officials, said the Ministry of Police.

Pretoria - Multilateral cooperation and regional developments formed part of discussions between South Africa and Chile on Friday.

Pretoria - The introduction of e-visas will serve not only to grow tourism volumes but will also create new job opportunities, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Sunday.

Johannesburg - South Africa's report to the United Nations Universal Peer Review Mechanism Working Group was warmly received by a number of member states, says Justice Deputy Minister Andries Nel.

Pretoria - The problems of late or non-delivery of textbooks in Limpopo was due to the commencement of a new curriculum and only affected grades 1,2,3 and 10, the Presidential Task team has found.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour has embarked on a drive to review wages and conditions of employment in the troubled and volatile taxi industry.

Pretoria - With one year having passed since the official declaration of South Sudan's separation from north Sudan, the two countries so far seem to have failed to establish good neighbourly relations.