South Africa

Pretoria - Telkom has won a court dispute against ZTE Mzansi, which had put the fixed line operator’s planned network overhaul on hold.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism will host a provincial Job and Economic Recovery Summit to devise a plan to prevent the province from descending further into an economic slump.

Johannesburg - Government will continue with its projects to help develop the lives of the disadvantaged despite a low budget, says Minister of Human Settlement Tokyo Sexwale.

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale spent Monday night in the strife-torn informal settlement of Diepsloot as part of his "sincere listen campaign" to get first hand experience on the living conditions of the people there.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development will this financial year establish 15 additional Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) sites across the province.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development will embark on a programme that will see more than 4 700 young people receive development skills as part of job creation and poverty eradication

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale spent Monday night in the strife-torn informal settlement of Diepsloot as part of his "sincere listen campaign" to get first hand experience on the living conditions of the people there.

Pretoria - Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) has advised passengers not to panic or change their travel plans in the wake of feared low fuel levels at the OR Tambo International Airport.

Pretoria - Wilfred Daniels announced his resignation as Athletics South Africa coach at the weekend.

Mashishing - The Extension of Security of Tenure Act has been put under the spotlight in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - In a further effort to reduce the number of deaths of children under the age of five in South Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will launch National Child Health Week later today.

Durban - As the number of H1N1 flu cases continues to increase, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has taken its swine flu education campaign to churches.

Johannesburg – Project Director of the South African Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Dr Bernie Fanaroff, says South Africans, particularly the youth, should take advantage of the world of possibilities that will be created through the SKA.

Balfour - President Jacob Zuma has sent a top government delegation to visit the community of Balfour to deal with the issues of poor service delivery in the area.

Cape Town - Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week meet with leaders of the nine provinces to assess measures that are being put in place for quality service delivery.