South Africa

White River - Two Mpumalanga women have scooped awards for their contribution to educating children.

Pretoria - Amaglug-glug flew to Mozambique for the All Africa Games without their golden striker, Bongani "Drogba" Ndulula, who cannot stop scoring for the national Under-23 national squad.

Cape Town - Opposition and ruling party MPs yesterday congratulated the South African Revenue Service (Sars) for collecting a record R674.2 billion in tax revenue in the last financial year - up 13% over the last financial year.

Pretoria - The struggle for gender equality and women empowerment should continue even after Women's Month draws to a close, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Durban - Transport authorities are confident that there will be no unnecessary traffic delays or problems during the upcoming COP17.

Durban - Women from rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal will be able to share their own challenges on climate change at an international conference for grassroots women just before the start of the COP17.

Soweto - The tide is about to turn for Gauteng schools that have been plagued by drugs, theft and carrying of weapons, with authorities tightening the screws on the perpetrators of these social evils.

Pretoria - The outbreak of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) - a multi-drug resistant strain of bacteria - is cause for national concern, says the Department of Health.

King Williamstown - The Eastern Cape Transport MEC says her department will do everything it can to support the families of the 20 people killed in a car accident on Monday.

Cape Town - The 2010/11 Co-operative Banks Development Agency's unqualified report has indicated that co-operative financial institutions (CFIs) were not registering fast enough with the agency.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has condemned the shooting of a high school teacher in Nongoma, who was killed on Wednesday evening.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has welcomed the R44 000 fine imposed on a Gauteng accountant for speeding.

Johannesburg - A new research report on South Africa, expected to be released next year, is to provide unique insight into the workings of the country's economy, says the Department of Trade and Industry.

Pretoria - The standardisation of African traditional medicine should be speeded up, says President Jacob Zuma.

East London - Traffic officials will not be tolerant this festive season when they intensify "Operation Asihleki" (meaning 'we are serious').