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Traffic congestion as migrants head home

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Pretoria - Traffic volumes are expected to increase on Friday on the main routes leading to Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga as migrant workers go home for the festive season.

APRM consultative summit held in KZN

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal on Monday hosted a consultative summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of many consultations being held countrywide.

Speedy medicine vehicles on call

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Pretoria - Patients leaving Gauteng medical facilities without their much-needed drugs will be a thing of the past thanks to two new medicine response vehicles.

RSR steps in to prevent train crashes

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Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued an Improvement Directive to major railway operators following the collision between two Shosholoza Meyl passenger trains.

High escapee rate irks Mthethwa

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Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has instructed the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) to conduct a full investigation into the high number of escapees and police officers charged for their roles in the escapes.

Economic support measures to remain in place

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Cape Town - Support measures that government had put in place for businesses and citizens to help the country weather the effects of the recession would remain in place for now said President Jacob Zuma, while revealing that further measures would be taken to boost the economic recovery.

Zuma announces new judges

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday officially appointed several new judges to South Africa's courts.

World Cup to honour Madiba - Zuma

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Cape Town - South Africans have been urged to make the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup a success in honour of Nelson Mandela.

Make success of 2010 - Zuma

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Cape Town - With the country set to host the FIFA World Cup in June, the year 2010 is truly a year of action, said President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation speech today in Parliament.

Independent power system operator to be set up

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Cape Town - The government is set to establish an independent power system operator, separate from Eskom, to ensure that the country maintains a reliable electricity supply in, said President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation address in Parliament today.

Save water, Zuma tells nation

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Cape Town - Government aims to reduce water loss by 2014 bearing in mind that South Africa is not a water rich country, says President Jacob Zuma.