South Africa

Pretoria - The Eternity Flame of Remembrance at Parliament has been switched back on after it was switched off in December.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has directed her department to put in place urgent measures to help victims of the recent tornado in Free State and Gauteng.

Pretoria - Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa has welcomed investigations by the Public Protector into allegations of misusing public funds and resources to campaign for his re-election as chairperson of the ANC's Tshwane region.

Johannesburg - The on-going fatal crashes across the province will not stop until irresponsible drivers are strictly punished, says Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Ismail Vadi.

Buenos Aires - More than 100 flights have been cancelled in the last 24 hours in Argentina due to a towering plume of ash blown into the country from the erupting Puyehue volcano in neighbouring Chile.

Cape Town - Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has rolled out a number of building projects meant to improve South Africans' access to justice.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department has vehemently disputed a media report about uncollected rape kits, which have run out of storage at provincial hospitals.

Cape Town - In a bid to clear the court case backlog and ensure faster finalisation of cases, the Chief Justice has established a coordinating committee to deal with case flow management.

Pretoria - Regular testing of vehicles and improving testing standards for driving schools will be some of the major measures that South Africa will need to introduce in order to address road safety, says Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin.

Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has reiterated the need for extra measures to be taken to accelerate the process of transformation and empowerment of women.

Pretoria - The Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities intends tackling some of the challenges facing people with disabilities by addressing issues such as education, transport and employment opportunities.

Pretoria - Extra measures need to be taken to reverse the tide of violence against women and children in South Africa, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk says direct flights from South Africa to China, which started this week, will go a long way in boosting trade between the two countries.

Pretoria - When she assumed her duties as Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana made a commitment to build the department's capacity. Seven months later, the department has an almost complete top management structure.

Pretoria - The North West government says a technical glitch - and not the unavailability of funds or human error - is to blame for the delay in the processing of payments for over 7 000 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employees.