South Africa

Pretoria - Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has wished all Gauteng residents a happy and peaceful Christmas holiday period, on behalf of the Gauteng Provincial Government.

Pretoria - With the last minute Christmas rush, Transport Minister Dipuo Peters, is urging all road users to obey traffic rules and drive safely to their destinations.

Pretoria – North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on provincial authorities to clamp down on illegal initiation schools following the deaths of two teens at an initiation school in Makwaneng, near Amalia, at the weekend.

Pretoria - Four people were injured when a British Airways (BA) aircraft collided into a building at OR Tambo International Airport, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) confirmed on Monday.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has decided the remuneration increases for Public Office Bearers for the 2013/14 financial year.

Pretoria - Communications General Manager at the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral), Vusi Mona, says failure to pay toll fees is not only a traffic offence, but a criminal offence too.

Pretoria - The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has appealed to communities to be extra vigilant against acts of abuse towards vulnerable members of society during the festive period.

Pretoria- Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called for collective efforts against child abuse, neglect and exploitation, especially this festive season.

Kempton Park – Over 600 people have died in crashes on the country’s roads since the beginning of December.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says the marking of the National Senior Certificate examination scripts has been completed.

Pretoria - National Treasury says it has noted Standard and Poor’s (S&P) decision to affirm the country’s long term foreign currency credit rating at “BBB” and local currency credit rating at “A-2”.

Pretoria - The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board is expected to make a decision within 10 working days on whether to revoke the parole granted to Rashied Staggie.

Pretoria - The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) have refuted claims that the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom did not generate 12 000 jobs during its production.

Pretoria – Police have, in an 18-hour operation in Hillbrow, arrested 23 suspects for offences ranging from possessing counterfeit goods, common robbery, fraud and assault.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the proposed Employment Tax Incentive bill into law following years of consultations.