South Africa

Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued an Improvement Directive to major railway operators following the collision between two Shosholoza Meyl passenger trains.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has instructed the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) to conduct a full investigation into the high number of escapees and police officers charged for their roles in the escapes.

Cape Town - Support measures that government had put in place for businesses and citizens to help the country weather the effects of the recession would remain in place for now said President Jacob Zuma, while revealing that further measures would be taken to boost the economic recovery.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday officially appointed several new judges to South Africa's courts.

Pretoria - Zanoxolo Wayile has been appointed to serve as the new Mayor for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has cited 2010 as "the year of action

Cape Town - South Africans have been urged to make the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup a success in honour of Nelson Mandela.

Cape Town - With the country set to host the FIFA World Cup in June, the year 2010 is truly a year of action, said President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation speech today in Parliament.

Cape Town - The government is set to establish an independent power system operator, separate from Eskom, to ensure that the country maintains a reliable electricity supply in, said President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation address in Parliament today.

Cape Town - Government aims to reduce water loss by 2014 bearing in mind that South Africa is not a water rich country, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Government is working hard to ensure that South Africans feel safe.

Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which indicated that there had been an increase in employment, with optimism.

Pretoria - Twelve people, including nine children, have lost their lives in a collision between a truck and a bakkie on the R603 near Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal.

Cape Town - The new Cape Town Stadium has been opened on time - 32 months after the first sod was turned.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has launched a R25 million Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that not only promotes jobs and training but energy efficiency adaptation as well.