South Africa

Pretoria - An additional amount of R150 million has been allocated to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to focus on addressing scarce skills.

Pretoria - Ivory Coast proved why they are considered the continent's soccer giants when they beat a promising Togo 2-1 in a hotly contested Africa Cup of Nations Cup (Afcon) Group D match on Tuesday night.

Pretoria - Members of the National Stakeholder Advisory Council on Energy have called for an extension in the period in which the public can comment on the country's long term energy plan - the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise will on Wednesday lead a delegation from the provincial government in talks with Lonmin management on the company's refinancing process, challenges and responsibilities post Marikana and the Lonmin Renewal Plan.

Musina - A multi-faceted team has been dispatched to find victims of the floods that have devastated some parts of Limpopo, following heavy rains across the country.

Pretoria - Perpetrators of violence against the vulnerable, particularly elderly women should have no place in society, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister S'bu Ndebele has announced that as from 1 April, it will be compulsory for inmates who do not have a qualification equivalent to Grade 9 to complete Adult Education and Training (ABET) level 1 to 4.

Johannesburg - A total of 45 111 people were arrested in Gauteng during the festive season for crimes ranging from robberies, rape, assault, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, burglary at houses and business premises, drug related crimes, fraud and shoplifting.

Pretoria - The new National Rolling Traffic Law Enforcement Plan (NREP), which became effective 1 October, has already started to register significant successes.

Pretoria - Despite the recent teachers' strike and a long mid-year break due to the FIFA World Cup, it's all systems go for the final grade 12 examinations to kick off next week.

Pretoria - An alleged rhino poacher was shot dead in the Kruger National Park on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Police have confirmed that the body found on Table Mountain, after an apparent suicide on Sunday night, was that of property developer Rob Taylor.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will today meet with the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) to examine relations between government and the media.

Pretoria - Despite a drop in fatal crashes on South Africa's roads this past festive season, authorities say the number of people killed on the country's roads every year remains unacceptably high.

Polokwane - Musina police have made a major breakthrough following the arrest of five people who were found stealing steel supports from railway lines.