Pretoria - The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has advised people planning to travel to the low altitude areas of the north eastern parts of the country to get a prescription for anti-malarial medicine.
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka has called for tighter control of human resource management in municipalities to effectively deal with service delivery protests. Nthambeleni Gabara reports.
Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is hoping to save about R584 million in the current financial year as it embarks on cost saving measures within the department.
Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from participating in the Miriam Makeba commemorative concert which was scheduled to take place this weekend.
New York - The United Nations health agency has reiterated that countries need to remain prepared for the H1N1 virus, noting that the world has not yet hit the peak influenza season between January and February when more cases are expected.
Pretoria - Efforts are being made to ensure that once arrested, criminals are convicted of their crimes and kept away from society.
Pretoria - Tottenham Hotspurs sensational midfielder and Bafana Bafana skipper, Steven Pienaar, is included in Pitso Mosimane's squad to face Cote d'Ivoire in the Nelson Mandela Challenge.
Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA) are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help improve rail safety.
Cape Town - Government plans to transform the economy by expanding growth and job creation, while developing a more effective public service, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan
Cape Town - Further Education and Training (FET) colleges will work closer with the Sector Education Training Authorities (Setas) to help put students on one-year workplace placement programmes.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma's visit to Equatorial Guinea provided a good opportunity for both South Africa and that country to proceed to review different issues relating to bilateral cooperation.
Johannesburg - Sophisticated drug detection devices are to be installed at the country's major airports to prevent drug trafficking, following the arrest of South African Airways (SAA) crew members.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the arrest of three Egyptians at the department's office in Springs.
Mbombela – While land restitution will be faster than before, it will be a stricter process, says Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Lechesa Tsenoli.
Pretoria - Motorists are advised that the Allandale Road Interchange on the N1 Ben Schoeman Freeway will be closed to traffic from 9pm on Friday to 13pm on Saturday.
