South Africa

Pretoria - The South African government says it deplores the military intervention in Guinea-Bissau and has called for the country to return to democracy.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Finance (GDF) has launched an investigation into an employment scam involving a company called "Efillis Government Recruiters".

Johannesburg - Justice Minister Jeff Radebe released a policy framework document on the transformation of state legal services on Monday, describing it as a major milestone in the development of legal services in South Africa.

Pretoria - Sports legends and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have marked the 100 days countdown towards the kick-off of the 2012 London Olympic Games with an event at Golf Reef City, Johannesburg.

Pretoria - While South Africa's mining industry is one of the biggest contributors by value to Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE), more still needs to be done in other areas such as skills development, community upliftment, improving housing and living conditions, beneficiation and ownership.

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published for public comment the fee structure for environmental authorisations and waste management licences, in Notices 395 and 396 of Gazette No 35337 of 18 May 2012.

Pretoria - Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana has condemned in the strongest possible terms the gang rape of a 17-year-old Soweto girl.

Pretoria - The state oil company PetroSA has partnered with China's Sinopec Group to work together in pushing the building of the proposed Mthombo crude oil refinery project, PetroSA said on Monday.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 6% in March, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government has no intention of controlling the legal profession in the country, says Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.

Mutale - Residents living in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo, are being given a say in the Vhembe district's budgetary plans for the next five years.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga's Education Department plans to spend more money on fewer school infrastructure projects this year.

Thohoyandou - More than 600 poor households in Limpopo's Mutale area will receive RDP houses by April next year.

Pretoria - Police are offering a reward of up R50 000 for information that could lead to the arrest of an East Rand man whose ex-girlfriend has gone missing.

Pretoria - The National Planning Commission (NPC) has extended the deadline for comments and inputs to be made on its National Development Plan until May.