Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Hlengiwe Mkhize has called on church groups and faith-based organisations to speak out on prison abuses when visiting correctional services facilities.
Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it will not reverse its decision to reinstate Police Chief Chris Ngcobo.
Pretoria - Police are this morning closely monitoring two service delivery hotspots in Mpumalanga and Gauteng where violent demonstrations broke out on Monday.
Taung - MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Jan Serfontein has urged communities to preserve wetlands so that future generations are able to benefit from them.
Mpumalanga - More than 4 000 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Mpumalanga and 26 people have died since the outbreak of the disease earlier this year.
Pretoria - A concept paper for the establishment of a Ministry for Women and Gender Affairs is to be presented to Cabinet for consideration.
Durban - Phase Two of the government's Expanded Public Works Progamme (EPWP), which will be used as a mechanism to further create job opportunities and contribute to halving unemployment by 2014 is expected to be launched in March.
eThekwini - The eThekwini Municipality has unveiled an "energy office" to increase awareness around saving electricity and promoting energy efficiency.
Johannesburg - The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has on World Cancer Day encouraged South Africans to eat healthy and exercise regularly to help fight cancer.
Durban - The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has closed all its campuses to staff and students due to a strike.
Johannesburg - The ferocious whine of authoritative V8 Ferrari engines will fill the air at the Kyalami racetrack when the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport comes to Joburg later this month.
Limpopo - Three border posts have been closed due to the Limpopo River overflowing in the province.
Boksburg - A draft Bill on Traditional Leadership and Governance for Gauteng has been developed to advance the role of traditional leaders in developing rural communities.
Pretoria - Struggling consumers have been granted a reprieve with the announcement of a 100 basis points cut in the repo rate by Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni.
Standerton - Calm has been restored in Standerton after the Mpumalanga government was given 24 hours to respond to the service delivery protests in the area.
