South Africa

Pretoria - Technical teams have been deployed to Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the North West provinces to assess road infrastructure damaged by heavy rains earlier this month.

Pretoria - Lulama Mokhobo has been appointed as the Group Chief Executive of the SABC.

Giyani - Bursaries are being offered to matriculants from poor families who dream of becoming doctors.

Pretoria - South African Airways has strengthened its network into Central Africa by introducing flights to Pointe Noire in the DRC, it said on Monday.

Ethiopia - Africa will target the establishment of a continental free trade area by 2017, said a document issued at the closing of the 18th summit of the African Union (AU) on Tuesday.

Pretoria- South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R4.7 billion in December 2011, says the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has issued a statement informing residents in Kwa-Thema that there will be a planned electricity shutdown in the entire area on Thursday.

Pretoria - South Africa's new waste tyre management plan is set to support government's targets to put the country's economy onto a stronger job growth trajectory while meeting ambitious climate change goals, government said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Health Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has urged teachers at schools in Atteridgeville who have a history of poor Maths and Science marks not to give up and pledged government's support to assist them achieve a successful year.

Pretoria - Officials from the Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Department are on a mission to revive agriculture in schools.

Pretoria - The Presidency has set the record straight that President Jacob Zuma was not involved in the recruitment processes of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

East London - Young people from the Eastern Cape wanting a career in air traffic control have been urged to apply for study opportunities being offered by provincial government.

Cape Town - Political parties on Wednesday made renewed calls for government to tighten the fight against corruption in order to ensure the effective implementation of the country's new growth path.

Cape Town - Higher Education South Africa (HESA) says students who owe universities money should still be allowed to graduate.

Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training says the number of first year students taking up studies in sciences and engineering at universities is on the rise.