South Africa

Johannesburg - The days of spending long hours in public transport from Soweto to Johannesburg is now a thing of the past, thanks to the newly launched Rea Vaya bus system route.

Johannesburg - With the festive season fast approaching, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have warned bank customers to be wary of their surroundings when going to and from the bank to deposit or to withdraw cash.

Johannesburg – It’s all systems go for the 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC), with more than 700 000 learners across the country expected to sit for the exams, Umalusi announced on Monday.

Kempton Park – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says the mining industry and labour unions have “so far” lived up to their promises to bring about stability in the mining sector during strikes.

Pretoria – The lives of over 1500 families in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria have been made easier since they received their very own houses.

Pretoria – South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says there has been an increase in the sale of e-tags after the dismissal of a court appeal against the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP).

Pretoria - Operations at OR Tambo International Airport have resumed to full capacity following an incident of attempted cable theft on Sunday morning.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will today receive President Francois Hollande of France for his first state visit to South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday officially launch government’s food security programme, Fetsa Tlala, in Kuruman in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria – The Mahikeng Community Residential Units (CRU) in Extension 39 have officially been launched, giving more people a decent place to call home.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, has challenged employees within his department to understand, believe and adopt the values that struggle stalwart OR Tambo possessed.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was on Saturday evening named the Finance Minister of the Year (2013) in the sub-Saharan Africa category by Emerging Markets.

Pretoria – A total of 4 800 medical health cards are expected to be issued to military veterans so they can have free access to health care services in different military health facilities across the country.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has warned that the provincial government will not hesitate to intervene in any municipality to ensure the speedy delivery of services.

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has committed her department to continue with its programme to ensure that both the housing and sanitation projects in Delmas proceed well, until there is no family that is homeless and with inferior sanitation.