South Africa

Pretoria - Government has confirmed that it has received a consignment of banknotes from a plane that had been impounded in Zimbabwe.

Pretoria – South Africa attracted R64.3 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first three quarters of the current financial year, surpassing the target of R45 billion, says Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has commended the improvement of over 198 waste water plants in municipalities during the 2014 Green Drop assessment period.

Pretoria - Thirty-four suspects have been arrested for drug-related crimes and nine cases have been registered during operations by police in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.

Pretoria – Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson on Monday handed over eco-furniture school desks, school uniforms, school bags and stationery sets to UBuhlebemvelo Primary School pupils in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture and the Department of Basic Education will identify learning material and textbooks that will be translated into isiZulu.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane will replace 34 361 white connector travel cards with the new Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) card from 1 March.

Pretoria- The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is leading a delegation of 26 local companies to show off their wares at the 7th annual Investment and Trade Initiative (ITIA) to India.

Pretoria - Drugs worth an estimated R2.5 million were seized at OR Tambo International Airport, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Nhleko says law enforcement agencies will intervene immediately to deal with gang violence and drugs in Booysen Park and other communities in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth.

Sebokeng - Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the provincial government is reigniting its focus on education, with special emphasis on schools in townships and special needs education.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni on his re-election as President of the Republic of Uganda, says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

Sebokeng - The Gauteng provincial government is committed to ensuring openness and transparency with regards to tender processes and will be rolling out the open tender system to all its departments.

Sebokeng - The Gauteng provincial government is set to appoint a team of eminent people who will lead dialogues on racism and xenophobia.

Sebokeng - The Gauteng government has adopted a new economic plan which Premier David Makhura hopes will stimulate the provincial economy and create jobs.