South Africa

Cape Town - The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has told MPs that it might have to shut down if some provincial health departments do not pay their debts.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned that his ministry will come down harshly on the perpetrators of violence against women and children.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, has urged Korea to quadruple its developmental assistance to Africa over the next three years.

Pretoria - The eThekwini Municipality's Health Unit is embarking on an anti-rabies road show aimed at informing people about the outbreak of rabies and the importance of getting dogs vaccinated.

Pretoria - Youngsters representing three schools did verbal battle yesterday, when they went head-to-head in a debate on the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will today begin work on developing a new migration policy for South Africa

Pretoria - The points de-merit traffic system has not yet been implemented, says the Road Management Traffic Corporation (RMTC).

Pretoria - The North West Department of Public Safety will on Wednesday host a provincial summit to assess progress of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign.

Pretoria - Ordinary South Africans have high expectations for President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address to be delivered later today.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to host King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway in Pretoria today.

Johannesburg - The FIFA World Cup Trophy, the most coveted prize in sport, will arrive in South Africa on 1 December, at the end of the African leg of its global tour.

Johannesburg - The hunt is on for a gang of 15 armed men who broke into the Hyde Park Shopping Mall on Thursday morning.

Pretoria - The Ministry for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency says Minister Collins Chabane used a state credit card for personal use with a clear understanding that he would repay the expenses.

Pretoria - Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) has welcomed the appointment of the BBBEE Advisory Council announced last week by President Jacob Zuma, describing the move as long overdue.

Pretoria - South Africa has emerged from its first recession in seventeen years.