South Africa

Giyani - Millions of rands will be spent on planting trees over the next two years in an effort to aesthetically improve Limpopo.

Pretoria - The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has called on everyone, not just media practitioners, to celebrate and protect the principles of media freedom.

Pretoria - Police are optimistic that the gunmen responsible for opening fire on two Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) busses in Soweto, will soon be arrested.

Johannesburg - The National Senior Certificate (NSC) and its curriculum are on par with international standards and are favourable when compared to other international qualifications.

Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department will over the current Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) build 25 new schools in the province.

Cape Town - Transnet has boosted its procurement of goods and services from black empowered and black-owned enterprises from 37 percent of its total spend three years ago, to 65 percent, totalling R13.5-billion in the last financial year.

Durban - A R118-million plan was unveiled at the official launch of the KwaZulu-Natal Children's Hospital restoration project on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill - a move that is hoped will protect the independence of the bank

Cape Town - The Department of Public Works is looking at recruiting retired professionals such as quantity surveyors, auditors or engineers to advise municipalities.

Pretoria - Community members have been warned that criminals are posing as Ekurhuleni Emergency Services personnel to gain access to homes.

Johannesburg - They have worked for months and sometimes through the night to ensure that South Africa delivers its promise to the world. And today hundreds of men and women who helped build the country's world class stadiums were rewarded for their hard work when the LOC and FIFA announced that each worker will get two complimentary tickets to watch several World Cup games.

President Jacob Zuma received, on the 2nd and 10th August 2010 respectively, two Reports from the Public Protector on investigations into alleged breach of the Executive Members Ethics Act, 1998 (the Act) and the Executive Ethics Code (the Code) by the Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to emulate Nelson Mandela's life by using their energies to change the world for better, this Sunday.

Cape Town - Public Enterprises Minister Barbra Hogan has called for new regulations to resolve how political parties are funded.

The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda has noted the final report of the Public Protector following an investigation into an allegation of a breach of the Executive members' Ethics Act of 1998 and the Executive Ethics Code.