South Africa

Mbombela - Mpumalanga is on a drive to build its own fresh produce market and boost its exports of fruits and vegetables to as far as Asia and the Middle East.

Pretoria - The eThekwini Municipality is to engage with communities on how better to deal with the fight against crime during the National Consultative Conference on Community Safety on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Government is to use the upcoming Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 3rd World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy as a learning tool to improve its performance.

Cape Town - Law-makers have complained that the National Skills Fund (NSF) was rolling over billions of rands each year while many poor youth in the country remained without skills.

Pretoria - Young South Africans from different backgrounds have signed a declaration to become Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Youth Ambassadors with the aim of deepening democracy through peer mobilisation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members to serve on the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).

Durban - Since its inception in January 2006, the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has clearly demonstrated that it most certainly means business by fulfilling its mandate.

Pretoria - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Xstrata South Africa have reached an agreement regarding Xstrata's Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Cape Town - Government, business, labour and communities are to "pull every lever" to lessen the impact of the global economic crisis on the people of South Africa, says Eskom Chairperson Bobby Godsell.

Pretoria - The South African National Parks (SANParks) Wild Card programme, which allows nature lovers to have unlimited access to some of Southern Africa's premier conservation areas, has been overhauled and members should be receiving their new cards by the end of the year.

Pretoria - Government is still committed to the implementation of Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO), says Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele.

Pretoria - He's only been in charge of the side for less than two years but Ghana's coach Milovan Rajevac says he is ready to take the Black Stars to the second round of this year's FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - The unfavourable economic situation is likely to dictate Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has called on the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to move with speed in ensuring that its deliberations strengthen the promotion of peace, development, democracy and economic growth.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy is working to find solutions to alleviate the current Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPGas) shortage.