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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela will become the first person to appear on the country's banknotes since the dawn of democracy, President Jacob Zuma has announced.

Education stakeholders in Gauteng have agreed to hold a Learner Summit and to develop a framework to turn around underperforming schools in Soweto,

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed condolences to the family of former Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate, John Schnell.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appealed to suitably qualified candidates to make themselves available for positions on the bench.

Residents of Mankele village in Greater Tubatse, Limpopo, have something to smile about; the construction of a modern bridge and a tarred road to replace the notorious and unsafe makeshift cable car which they used previously to cross the Olifants River.

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has appealed to residents of Braamfischerville, Soweto, to offer their support and protection to the family of the mentally ill Soweto teenager who was gang raped.

The Department of Labour (DoL) has kick-started a series of national public hearings on reviewing the Private Security Sectoral Determination following a notice by the Minister.

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Monday urged thousands of public transport operators in Gauteng to register for the e-tolling system, which is set to commence on 30 April.

President Jacob Zuma will on Freedom Day award National Orders to South Africans who have played a critical role in the country during the apartheid era.

The Eastern Cape Education Head of Department, Advocate Modidima Mannya, has been relieved of his duties, with his contract expected to end on 30 April 2012.

The Social Development Department in Gauteng has established food banks to help feed communities in need.

National Treasury has filed papers to intervene in the application to interdict the collection of tolls on some Gauteng roads.

There has been significant progress in the construction of the 140m Nelson Mandela Legacy Bridge over the Mbashe River in the Eastern Cape, says the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will jet off to Malawi today for the funeral of the late head of state, Bingu wa Mutharika.

The City of Johannesburg's utility, Johannesburg Water, has announced that the tap water in Diepsloot is now safe to drink.