South Africa

Pretoria – South African Airways (SAA) has scooped two major endorsements from respected industry experts - FlightStats and a leading travel trade magazine in Europe.

Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training intends establishing a National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in the next few months.

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published for public comment the regulations related to listed Threatened or Protected Species (ToPS) in Gazette No. 36375 of 16 April 2013.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has informed Parliament of the extension of the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan until April 2014.

Pretoria - The North West province has put in place dedicated funding for emergency relief to mitigate the effects of drought on livestock in the province.

Pretoria - All citizens have a right to dignity as well as access to justice, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo has warned senior managers in the department about “taking kickbacks leading to price hikes and delays in payments for suppliers".

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed the arrest of the five suspects who were involved in an assault on an elderly woman in Jane Furse, Limpopo.

Cape Town – Government departments and municipalities wishing to expropriate property under a new Expropriation Bill will have to conduct a thorough investigation to prove that any expropriation will be done so in the interest of the public, or that property will be put to public use, the Deputy Minister of Public Works Jeremy Cronin says.

Pretoria - The Head of the Gauteng Department of Education has instituted an independent investigation into the incident,where a learner at DF Malan High School in Meyerton was stabbed on Tuesday morning.

Pretoria - Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the possession of more than R200 000 worth of copper wire.

Pretoria – Telkom will have to pay a penalty of R449 million, which had been imposed on the company by the Competition Tribunal last year for abusing its dominance in the telecommunications market between 1999 and 2004.

Pretoria – In memory of Anene Booysen, Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has initiated a R10 million skills development and job-creation investment in construction-related programmes to benefit the Bredasdorp community.

Pretoria – Freedom Park will open the doors to its new //hapo museum next week to memorialise those who gave their lives in the struggle for freedom.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education says it is encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by parents in applying early for the 2014 school year.