South Africa

Pretoria - It will be a few more months before the cause of the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of seven policemen can be determined.

Nelspruit - Violent service delivery protests that have rocked Mpumalanga are an indication that government is often not as responsive as it ought to be, says Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela.

Pretoria - Over 400 Social Auxiliary Workers (SAW) have reported for duty at the social service points offices in the North West after completing a 12 month training programme in the social service sector.

Pretoria - The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities is developing a new Bill that will enforce gender parity measures across all sectors of society, Minister Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya said on Monday.

Pretoria - South Africa has come through the recession reasonably unscathed, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health and Social Development has urged the public to come on board and assist the survivors of a fire that gutted the Pieter Wessels old age home in Nigel, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has met with mine representatives following the incident at Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats) Siphumelele shaft on Monday.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor says South Africa needs to produce young scientists.

Pretoria - There was nothing irregular about the lease agreement for the Pretoria building that the South African Police Services (SAPS) headquarters is expected to move to.

Carnarvon - South Africa will win the bid to host the world's largest Square Kilometre Array (SKA), said Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday.

Durban - In rural Vulindlela, a town 90 kilometres outside Durban, one in 10 girls is HIV positive by the age of 16. By 24, more than half are infected. For two KwaZulu-Natal scientists, Dr Quarraisha Abdool-Karim and Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, finding effective treatment for a disease that affects mostly women, was a key priority.

Pretoria - Local musicians will on Thursday meet Minister of Arts and Culture, Lulu Xingwana, and the Local Organising Committee to discuss their concerns about not being adequately represented in the line-up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup celebration concert on 10 June.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the families and friends of the 18 elderly who died in a blaze at Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - South Africa will host the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban next month - with the aim of harnessing the country’s membership to benefit the entire African continent.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister has expressed the need to elevate the strategic partnership between South Africa and People's Republic of China through the conclusion of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement (CSPA).