South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has bestowed National Orders, the highest award in the country, on 29 South African and foreign nationals at a ceremony at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development, Qedani Mahlangu, has ordered pharmacists and clinics to improve the management of medicines.

Johannesburg - The Communication Unit in the Office of the Premier in the North West has scooped three awards for its outstanding performance in communicating government's programmes.

Pretoria- With children carrying South African flags on the streets of Cape Town and creating a splash of colour, President Jacob Zuma slowly made his way towards the National Assembly.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, China Dodovu, is expected to appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrate's Court this morning for a bail application.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index for October 2009 fell within the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) inflation target range at 5.9 percent, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has appealed to road users to exercise extreme caution on the roads as traffic volumes increase during the festive season.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has met with stakeholders in the mining industry to conclude outstanding issues on the peace and stability framework signed last week.

JOINT SITTING OF PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN

11 FEBRUARY 2010

Pretoria - The Council of Education Ministers has supported the Department of Education's decision to withdraw a workbook tender.

Pretoria - Traffic volumes are expected to increase on Friday on the main routes leading to Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga as migrant workers go home for the festive season.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal on Monday hosted a consultative summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of many consultations being held countrywide.

Pretoria - The third ticketing sales of the 2010 FIFA World Cup has hit the 500 000 mark within the first ten days.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced new measures that will boost the country's education system.

Pretoria - Patients leaving Gauteng medical facilities without their much-needed drugs will be a thing of the past thanks to two new medicine response vehicles.