South Africa

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal’s King Shaka International Airport has made great strides in protecting and preserving the environment around it.

Pretoria – Four senior officials from the Gauteng Health Department have been suspended following fraud allegations within the Medical Supply Depot (MSD).

Pretoria - Two policemen, including a senior crime intelligence policeman, are expected to appear at the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly masterminding a series of heists.

Pretoria - The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has briefed Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation on funding for sport and recreation, and its plans to promote social cohesion.

Pretoria - The new Department of Environmental Affairs head office in Pretoria has become the first government building to receive a six star Green Star rating.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says rehabilitation and reintegration of convicts is central to his department attaining its goal of turning around inmates.

Pretoria - The new R1.4 billion Natalspruit Hospital is expected to open its doors to patients in a few months.

Pretoria – Labour unrest and above inflation wage demands from the mining and agricultural sectors will put a dent on economic growth.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana have left for Cameroon, where they will face the Central African Republic (CAR) in a key 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Cape Town – Parliament is pulling out all the stops to ensure that South Africa will soon have its first national DNA data base, a resource that, while not seen as a golden bullet, will improve conviction rates and reduce crime.

Vereeniging - The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has destroyed thousands of weapons at ArcelorMittal’s steel processing plant.

Pretoria - Business confidence suffered a setback in May, falling to 90.4, which is 1.9 index points lower than in April, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Tuesday.

Cape Town – The Minister of Communications Dina Pule has told Parliament that she has been able to keep her department in order despite the absence of her director-general Rosey Sekese, who has been away from office since returning to the department in April following a Labour Court ruling in her favour.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has become the first person to receive a smart ID card.

Pretoria – Mineral and Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says a review of the Kimberly Process organisation’s functions will put a dent on trade in conflict diamonds.