South Africa

Johannesburg - First Lady Bongi Ngema-Zuma has called on South Africans to take a holistic approach in dealing with non-communicable diseases (NCD).

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has described today as "another dark day" for Gauteng after 12 people were killed when a minibus taxi collided head-on with a truck at an intersection in Vereeniging, south of Gauteng.

Pretoria - Cabinet has commended the teams competing at the London 2012 Olympics for holding the South African flag high.

East London - East London National Union of Metal Workers (Numsa) members braved torrential downpours to gather outside their employers' gates as part of a nationwide strike.

East London - The Eastern Cape Transport Department is working on fast tracking the tender bid evaluation process in order to get work started as soon as possible at the Mthatha airport.

Pretoria - Hot on the heels of Chad le Clos' win in the 200-metre butterfly swimming event on Tuesday night, South Africa's rowing team has sealed the country's third gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.

Johannesburg - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has blamed the poor management of grant beneficiaries' records as among the reasons behind the department's continuous qualified reports

East London - An early morning rainstorm saw a number of stores being forced to close at a shopping centre in East London today.

Bloemfontein - President Jacob Zuma as the Commander-in-Chief of the South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has bestowed military veterans with awards in recognition of their contribution to the country's freedom and democracy.

Pretoria - The winter school programme in Mpumalanga has kicked off without any glitches in all 115 centres running the programme, says the provincial Education Department.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is currently hosting a conference intended to promote the National Greening Programme - and in particular - non-motorised transport (NMT).

East London - A group of German youth will touch down in the Eastern Cape on Thursday as part of a Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) exchange programme.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it gave contract workers sufficient notice that their contracts would end on 30 June.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has praised the South African men's lightweight rowing team for clinching a third gold medal for the country at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Durban - South Africa has awarded International Olympic Committee head, Jacques Rogge, with one of its highest national decorations, the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo.