Cape Town - Government plans to overhaul its Refugee Amendment Act to protect real refugees who may have been compromised by those who abused the applications process for refugee status.
Pretoria - The Black Stars of Ghana have inched closer to their target in the search for their first Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title since 1982.
Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokoyo Sexwale has sent out a stern warning to people who hijacked buildings that his department would come after them.
Polokwane - Two more bodies of flood victims, including a child, have been found, increasing the death toll as a result of the floods in Limpopo to 12 since last week.
Ermelo - Locals have been warned not to eat the meat of cattle that have died as a result of the Red Water disease outbreak in Mpumalanga's Ermelo area.
Pretoria - The Office of the Auditor General on Thursday called for stricter controls on the use of consultants by government after a performance report found that eight government departments had spent R24.6 billion on consultants in a three-year period.
Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has placed Economic Development Departmental Head, Khulu Radebe, under precautionary suspension pending a full investigation.
Pretoria - A driver has been arrested in the North West for overloading a vehicle with 33 learners. The vehicle is only certified to carry nine passengers.
Polokwane - Emerging contractors who are helping to preserve South Africa's wetlands are being taught how to manage their businesses better.
Pretoria - A group of South Africa's top police officers is currently brushing up on its crisis response skills in the United States.
Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi is expected to address the 2010 Conference of the Association of Southern African Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) in Pretoria.
Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development, Qedani Mahlangu, said the statement made on the missing patient's fees at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Ekurhuleni was mischievous and misleading.
Pretoria - Two voter registration stations in Cadaeu and in Modderfontein in the Gariep District in the Free State province could not open on Saturday because the dam has burst.
Pretoria - The Minister for Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi on Monday met with former Communications Director General Mamodupi Mohlala as part of ongoing endeavors to find a suitable solution to the current dispute.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will today attend the 3rd South Africa/European Union (SA/EU) Summit, an annual event at which cooperation under the SA-EU Strategic Partnership is reviewed at the highest level.
