South Africa

Pretoria - The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) has welcomed the release of the green paper on the National Health Insurance (NHI).

Durban - Cricket South Africa has begun interviewing potential candidates for probably the most important cricket position in South Africa, the national coach.

Pretoria - Government efforts aimed at tackling the HIV epidemic appear to be yielding results.

Pretoria - Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials will today wrap up their special votes drive with home visits to 22 025 eligible voters who had applied in Limpopo.

Pretoria - Severe weather conditions and heavy snowfalls on Monday have forced the closure of the N3 highway at Van Reenens Pass between the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, an official said.

Pretoria - Bus services in the City of Tshwane have not yet been adversely affected by the nationwide municipal workers' strike, which started today.

Pretoria - Over 231 motorists have felt the sting of North West women law enforcers on public roads since they embarked on special operations to commemorate women's month.

Kliptown - Two studies have revealed that child support grants (CSG) reduced the depth and severity of poverty during the economic recession in South Africa.

Pretoria - Minister of Arts and Culture, Paul Mashatile will mark World Aids Day, by joining in the Yarn Bombing of a tree at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre, outside Durban.

Pretoria - Real gross domestic product (GDP) eased to 1.2% in the third quarter, the lowest since the second quarter of 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says he's gaining ground on Further Education and Training (FET) colleges.

Mahikeng - People living with HIV and AIDS in the North West will be given a chance to work on farms as part of a job creation and empowerment project.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has urged members of the public who may have been discriminated by its officials for being transgender or intersex to report such cases.

Pretoria - Government has expressed its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the late Professor Jakes Gerwel. He passed away this morning at the age of 66.

Pretoria - Professor Jakes Gerwel, an academic and politician, passed away in the early hours of this morning.