South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted diplomatic credentials from eleven new ambassadors and high commissioners to South Africa.

Pretoria - Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has urged law enforcement agencies to work around the clock to determine what led to the fire that caused extensive damage to the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Malalane - Residents of Mpumalanga's poverty-stricken Ntunda village, south of Malalane, are hopeful that Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will address their problems when he visits the area on Saturday.

Cape Town - About 5.5 million households classified as indigent are expected to benefit from a new refuse removal policy.

Pretoria - In an effort to tighten financial controls and curb corruption, the Gauteng Health Department has launched an investigation into 27 employees suspected of having a conflict of interest with the department.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the move by most unions representing public servants to sign government's revised wage offer.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished matrics well with their final examinations, which entered day four on Thursday

Pretoria - Cabinet has joined the chorus of well-wishers for SA's national women's soccer team.

Pretoria - Government has tabled a revised salary increase for public servants at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council.

Pretoria - Motorists will be given some relief when the price of petrol decreases next Wednesday.

Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Cape Town on 27 October 2010.

Pretoria -Metrorail has refuted claims suggesting that one of the train drivers involved in the Thursday's train collision near Kalafong had previously been involved in a similar accident.

Pretoria - South Africa has ratified the Nagoya Protocol which provides for measures to regulate the utilisation of the indigenous fauna and flora of a country as well as their associated traditional knowledge.

Pretoria - Mali progressed to the semi-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after walloping Bafana Bafana 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out at Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday night.

Pretoria - The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, has lauded Bafana Bafana for displaying a well-spirited and bitter fight during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).