South Africa

Pretoria - Getting stuck in traffic and taking hours to travel from Pretoria to Johannesburg is a thing of the past for motorists who've chosen to use the Gautrain.

Pretoria - In a bid to retain skilled black graduates as academics, the University of Johannesburg has received a cash boost from PetroSA to assist historically-disadvantaged learners in the areas of research, innovation and advancement.

Pretoria - The South African National Energy Regulator (Nersa) is in agreement with Energy Minister Dipuo Peters regarding the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement programme.

Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana has welcomed the arrest of three suspects in connection to the murder of three school girls at Makgwareng section in Nobody Village outside Polokwane.

Pretoria - Fifteen postgraduate students have been awarded the opportunity of a two-year scholarship programme to further their studies in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in China.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved toll tariffs for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project phase one.
The approved tariffs are cheaper than what was initially proposed.

Pretoria - Government is still on track to meeting the target of installing electricity to all households by 2014, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - As the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) gets closer, the Department of Health is pulling out all the stops to ensure that most health facilities reach 100 percent compliance by 2012.

Pretoria - The South African government is ready to take action to cushion the economy against the current global economic situation, which poses greater uncertainty for developing nations.

Pretoria - A white paper outlining the principles and framework of South Africa's foreign policy has been approved by Cabinet and will now make its way to Parliament.

Pretoria - Cabinet is "disappointed" with the slow pace of transformation in South Africa's workplace, saying drastic measures need to be taken to speed-up change.

Durban - The South African mining and energy sector is one in which more participation from women is required. Women constitute only 12 percent of people in the mining sector, and Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana has called for speedy action.

Durban - South Africa will be fielding a side that looks a lot like the one that was crowned World Cup champions in 2007.

Pretoria - EThekwini Municipality says it has put in place contingency plans to ensure that there is minimal disruption to services as trade unions prepare to down tools next week.

Pretoria - South Africa and Burundi have signed several cooperation deals in defence, education and agriculture during President Jacob Zuma's visit to the central African country.