South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders who are seized with talks not to quit without producing "positive and concrete results."

Pretoria - The recipe to fighting crime is not a secret - it takes adequate resources, increased police visibility, manpower and a good morale among officers.

Pretoria - The state-owned Land Bank has cleaned up its finances and is now attracting investors, says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Phakamani Hadebe.

Pretoria - With only five years left until the deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), South Africa wants to use the United Nations summit in New York later this month to push for accelerated progress towards the MDGs.

Johannesburg - Eskom is to approach the US Bond Markets for funding in a bid to raise capital for its expansion programme which includes three of its coal-powered stations - Medupi, Kusile and Ingula.

Pretoria - A new aluminium number plate system is to be introduced in Gauteng, when the last number plate combination on the current system is issued.

Pretoria - An astronaut from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to hold a series of public lectures to increase awareness of science through astronomy.

Johannesburg - It is hoped a new transport campaign, which will see at least a million vehicles stopped and checked every month, will reduce the number of road fatalities across the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education has announced that Gwebinkundla Qonde has been appointed to act as Director General (DG) while Mary Metcalfe is on leave.

Pretoria - They may have different views on the standard of today's papers, but most Grade 12 learners were optimistic about the outcome and had no doubts that they did well.

Johannesburg - The newly launched South African Carbon Geological Storage Atlas is an important milestone in capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the country, says Energy Minister Dipuo Peters.

Polokwane - In a message to the Class of 2010 - which started writing exams on Monday - Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale has urged matriculants to strive for a 60 percent matric pass.

Embalenhle - Mpumalanga continues to be a movie-making hub with the recent production of a short film called The Bishop.

Polokwane - The Limpopo Provincial Government is assessing the damage caused by severe hailstorms which hit a number of towns on Sunday night.

Pretoria - Government is to adopt a series of measures to ensure that questions posed to ministers in Parliament by political parties, are answered timeously,