Features

Ekurhuleni - Secondary schools in Ekurhuleni will this week take part in the schools HIV and AIDS debate aimed at minimising the effects of the disease among young people.

Pretoria - The Department of Water Affairs has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling in the case of Mazibuko and others vs. the City of Johannesburg Metro Municipality and others (the Phiri case).

Johannesburg - PetroSA has injected R9 million into the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to establish a scholarship programme to fund black women post-graduate candidates in the levels of Masters and PhD studies.

North West - North West Premier Edna Molewa has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Moss Phakoe, a councillor from the Rustenburg Local Municipality, who was shot on Saturday night outside his home

Soweto - The construction of a R110 million professional theatre in Soweto is expected to increase cultural and creative activity in the township.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has announced on Tuesday that they will be giving a special reprieve for Pretoria motorists with old outstanding traffic fines.

London - Consultations on Africa have begun in London, ahead of the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leading developed and emerging nations which takes place next month.

Pretoria - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) interim board has suspended four members of the broadcaster's executive management.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has assured first time ID applicants that they would receive their Identification Documents (ID) within a minimum of 40 days.

Pretoria - All 701 outstanding 2008 matric results will be finalised by Sunday.

Johannesburg - Candidates from various political parties in Gauteng are expected to make a public pledge to uphold and comply with the Electoral Code of Conduct on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government has developed a framework outlining specific measures local government can take to include people with disabilities into its workforce so they can actively participate in service delivery.

Limpopo - The Department of Local Government and Housing in Limpopo will on Wednesday hand over homes to needy families, including 86-year-old Kutumele Sophia who is staying with her three granddaughters and three grandsons.

Bloemfontein - Parents in the Free State whose children qualify to receive free school uniforms from the provincial government have until 23 March to apply for them.

Pretoria - The deadline for the registration of mobile cellular phones has been extended by six months, Cabinet announced on Thursday.