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Finland is SA's true friend - Motlanthe

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Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa respects its trade relations with Finland and regards the European country as a "true friend" on both bilateral and regional levels.

Protecting BRT drivers a top priority

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Pretoria - The City of Joburg and the relevant departments have made it a top priority to protect drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, its stations and commuters.

Zuma to attend Africa, America summit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the Third Africa-South America (ASA) Summit to be hosted in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Friday.

Gigaba intervenes in Medupi matter

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Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday met with stakeholders involved in the construction of the Medupi power plant to find a peaceful resolution that will ensure workers head back to work.

Support for TB patients

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Pretoria - About 797 volunteers who recently completed their Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) training in North West have been deployed in clinics within their communities to provide services to TB patients.

Dept clamps down on govt housing programme fraud

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Pretoria – The Department of Human Settlements says 1 061 public servants from various national, provincial and local municipalities who fraudulently benefited from government housing programme were prosecuted between the 2010/11 and 2011/12 financial years.

Crime fight crime starts with community - Grant

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Pretoria - Western Cape MEC for Education Donald Grant has appealed to the public to become active citizens in the fight against crime and violence in their communities and schools.

Taxi strikes hamper economic recovery - SACCI

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Pretoria - Minibus taxi strikes hamper South Africa's recovery from the global economic meltdown, says the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI).

NW tackles TB default rate

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Rustenburg - The North West has increased its efforts to fight the TB treatment defaulter rate by training almost 800 directly observed therapy (Dot) supporters, who will encourage patients to take their medicine correctly.

Hernandez a threat to Bafana

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, needs a solid defence to contain Mexican striker Javier Hernandez when the two teams clash in the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on 11 June.

Zuma hails Zim trip as success

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has described his working visit to Zimbabwe to iron out outstanding issues in the power sharing government as a fruitful one.

Zuma to visit Madelakufa

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Pretoria - The provision of effective service delivery will come under the spotlight when President Jacob Zuma visits Madelakufa in Tembisa on Friday.

Bara makes progress on fixing infrastructure

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Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says she is pleased with the progress made at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in terms of turning the tide on poor infrastructure.

National Population Register targets new births

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is to launch a National Population Register (NPR) campaign which aims to register the majority of South African children by 2011.

Infrastructure plan driving industrialisation

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Pretoria - South Africa’s massive infrastructure programme is driving a wave of industrialisation across the country, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.