South Africa

Mbombela - A new library service dedicated completely to the visually impaired is now available at nine libraries across Mpumalanga's capital city.

Pretoria - Twenty six of the 30 people, who died last Monday after a gruesome accident that involved a bus and a truck at the notorious Moloto Road, have been laid to rest today in a mass funeral service in Matshiding near Kwaggafontein.

Johannesburg – World and European champions Spain have touched down at OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday morning.

Pretoria - Widespread and heavy rains have caused flooding across the Western Cape Province, which affected about 18 000 people, says the City of Cape Town.

Pretoria - Over 500 delegates from over 50 countries have convened in Cape Town for the 23rd regular meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

Pretoria - Government, members of the N'wandlamharhi Communal Property Association (CPA) and the previous land owners of the internationally renowned Mala Mala private game reserve in Mpumalanga have reached an agreement.

Pretoria - The South African government remains committed to contribute in finding solutions to the problem of global warming, as its effects will be felt particularly by the developing countries, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, is extending a multi-million rand contract with Centurion-based Aerosud to manufacture parts for its A400M military airplane.

Pretoria - The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster today submitted comments relating to the Public Protector’s provisional report on the Nkandla upgrade.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Services (Sars) has seized the assets of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir as well as that of his family and companies linked to him.

Siyabuswa - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has urged the public not to speculate about the Moloto Road crash, but rather focus on how such tragic collisions can be prevented.

Pretoria – Government has undertaken to pay the legal costs of the court action which sought an extension to submit comments on security concerns on the provisional report by the Public Protector.

Sokhulumi - A cooperative food garden in the former Kwandebele homeland will soon be supplying its fresh produce to Massmart, which is owned by US retail giant Walmart.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, has returned from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), where he used the visit to share South Africa’s experience of denuclearisation.

Pretoria - Hard working and dedicated public servants, those doing their bit behind the scenes to make the country a better place over the last twenty years of democracy, were given their time to shine last night.