Pretoria - The recent spate of illegal rhino killings across the country has prompted the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to convene a special summit this week in a bid to fight the poaching of rhinoceros.
Pretoria - The South African Development Team is hard at work ahead of their crucial African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-final match against Algerian on Friday in Sudan.
Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has signed a delivery agreement with all nine MECs as part of the overall performance agreement he signed with President Jacob Zuma in April last year.
Durban - A pillar of peace was unveiled in one of the oldest Indian settlements in the country, Phoenix.
Pretoria - The Wesselton settlement near Ermelo, which has been the scene of violent protests this week, was quiet overnight.
Cape Town - About 10 000 members of three San communities in the Western Cape are expected to benefit from a royalty sharing agreement, with the awarding of South Africa's first bio-prospecting license.
Pretoria - The Gift of the Givers dispatched food and hygiene parcels to the victims of the flash floods at Themba Khoza informal settlement, near Ivory Park outside Tembisa, on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale is expected to highlight the successes and challenges in the implementation of government programmes during this State of the Province Address tomorrow.
Pretoria - With agriculture unions reporting damages estimated at more than R2 billion, government on Tuesday pledged to come to the rescue of farmers whose crops and infrastructure have been damaged by the widespread floods across the country.
Pretoria - The Department of Public Works has set aside around R210 million to fix the country's potholes, build low bridges and maintain garden services.
Pretoria - The Gauteng South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has given Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo two days to intervene in the ongoing Metrobus driver's strike.
Johannesburg - Tough action will be taken against those City of Johannesburg employees who are found to be responsible for the "grossly exaggerated bills" issued to residents and businesses in the city.
Pretoria - With less than four months before the local government elections, South Africans could soon welcome two new breakaway political parties.
Pretoria - The Department of Labour will leave no stone unturned in its drive to protect the rights of fishers, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana told scores of workers in Cape Agulhas on Friday.
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is already hard at work to ensure matric results for 2011 surpasses last year's 70.7 percent pass rate.
