South Africa

Apel - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi has handed over 300 school desks to a rural school in Limpopo as part of the Back to School campaign.

Colesberg – For the communities of Colesberg in the Northern Cape, water shortages and lack of proper sanitation will soon be a thing of the past, as Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on Thursday announced multimillion rand water projects for the region.

Cape Town – It is up to South Africans to get together and help end violent acts in South Africa through dialogue, as the police alone cannot solve the problem alone, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said today at the university’s launch at the police academy in Paarl.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza received his new smart ID card on Thursday.

Pretoria – Teenagers wishing to apply for smart ID cards for the first time may do so at the 28 offices across the country any time of the month.

Pretoria - Retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has been appointed as chairperson of the Competition Commission’s healthcare inquiry panel.

Pretoria - The arrest of an employee, allegedly linked to the recent hoax bomb threat at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) Operations Centre in Midrand, has been welcomed by Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi.

Pretoria - The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, says he is concerned with the developments that have taken place over the past few days at higher education institutions.

Mbombela - Social grant beneficiaries, who use PIN codes to access their social grants at ATM machines or till points, will have to verify each month that they are still alive.

Pretoria – The late former President Nelson Mandela has been named as the National Press Club's Newsmaker of the Year for 2013.

Pretoria - Health care facilities in the public and private sectors will have to put their best foot forward to ensure that they meet the expectations of the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) board.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is finalising the recruitment of approximately 220 000 staff, who will work at voting stations across the country on Election Day.

Pretoria - The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Bill has been signed into law, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said.

Pretoria - A 28-year-old man will appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday for acts of terrorism linked to the recent bomb scare at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) offices.

Pretoria - The biggest exhibition of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, known as Building the Legacy: 20 Years of Freedom Exhibition, kicks off today at the Tshwane Events Centre.