South Africa

Pretoria - Authorities say they have made progress in the fight against environmental crimes in the 2013/2014 financial year.

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has told members of the fourth annual Nelson Mandela Children’s Parliament that they must be the change they want to see.

Pretoria - The US Embassy in South Africa has announced the opening of applications for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship.

Providing effective public transport systems is one of the most important interventions a government can make to support economic and social activities in a country. A good public transport system shapes urban and rural landscapes, encourages economic growth and development, and influences people’s decisions on where they would like to reside, their education and employment.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says universities must produce graduates who appreciate the country’s history.

Pretoria – Six suspected poachers were arrested in two separate incidents at Kruger National Park on Tuesday, the South African National Parks (SANParks) said.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng government will invest more than R1 billion to build and improve infrastructure for township economies in the next five years, says Premier David Makhura.

Pretoria – The Northern Cape has launched its provincial Transport Month activities, which will bring into sharp focus issues of road safety.

Magaliesburg - Abigail Musera says she will be ready to write her first paper come 27 October, when grade 12 learners across South Africa will be sitting for the National Senior Certificate examinations.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has backed national government’s call to dismiss municipal Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) who lack qualifications, experience or commitment to perform their duties.

Durban – It’s been named among South Africa’s top 10 investment opportunities. The Dube TradePort in Durban is now officially an Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), joining three other similar economic zones spread out across the country.

Cape Town – The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, says he is pleased with the manner in which the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre is being run.

Pretoria – The North West province has introduced what it calls non-negotiable standards to improve the management of health facilities.

Pretoria - It’s all systems go for the 35th annual Crime Stoppers International (CSI) Conference, which is to be hosted by Crime Line and the South African Police Service (SAPS), in Cape Town, next week.

Most people have an opinion on service delivery because it affects everyone. As with most things, people only tend to speak or think about it only when there are challenges. The water shortages in Gauteng are a case in point.