South Africa

Pretoria - The ministry responsible for women has welcomed the ruling of the Durban High Court, which found Thozamile Taki guilty of killing 13 women.

Pretoria - Law enforcement officials nabbed a drunk motorist with blood alcohol content 32 times over the legal limit near Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday.

Pretoria - It may be the season to be jolly, but KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ina Cronje has urged South Africans to spend their money wisely by resisting temptation to spend what they don't have.

Malalane - The community of KaMhlushwa near Malalane in Mpumalanga is eagerly awaiting the opening of a new primary school which they say has been long overdue.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, will on Christmas day visit a North West hospital as part of the department's tradition to celebrate the birth of babies born on the day.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has refuted allegations that it is failing abandoned children, as reported in The Star on Thursday.

Cape Town - The Department of Defence and Military Veterans has called on veterans to disregard calls by any parties to pay fees in return for pension fund assistance, as police today raided the Parow offices of alleged fraudsters.

Pretoria - A senior admin clerk at the Akasia Home Affairs offices was arrested on Thursday after she was allegedly linked to a scam in which foreigners got legal South African passports.

Pretoria -Government is pressing ahead with it plans to pass into law the Land Tenure Security Bill, which aims to secure land rights for farm dwellers.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs' 24-hour call centre will stay in operation during the festive season to fast track the issuing of identity documents for matriculants.

Pretoria -South Africa has broken ranks with its African counterparts at the United Nations, by supporting an amendment to a resolution that would recognise homosexuals as a group vulnerable to extrajudicial killings and summary executions.

Pretoria - With the festive season at its peak, the eThekwini Municipality has warned beachgoers to follow instructions by staff on duty to avoid incidents of drowning.

Mbombela - Day visitors to the Kruger National Park are advised either to book their trips beforehand or arrive very early at the gates to avoid disappointment.

Pretoria - Despite rigorous steps to combat lawlessness on the roads, the road death toll on South African roads is still a huge concern, says the Transport Department.

Pretoria - Some of the hundreds of workers at Aurora's Grootvlei mine have started receiving their salaries after nine months of no pay, the Gauteng Department of Labour said on Wednesday.