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Police vow to track down cop killers

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Pretoria - Police will do "everything humanly possible" to track down those responsible for the deaths of two policemen earlier this week, says national Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele.

Dti launches BEE varsity programme

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Pretoria - A new course aimed at ensuring uniformity and consistency in the implementation of black economic empowerment will be offered at university, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Friday.

Kallis, Amla lead nominations

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Durban - Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla have been nominated in three categories each in the 2011 South African Cricket Awards.

Massive send off planned for Boks

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Durban - The Department of Sport and Recreation will join the South African Rugby Union (SARU), Lead SA, SuperSport, Absa and other South Africans to see the Springboks off for the World Cup.

CCMA hopeful of petrol, chemical strike resolution

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Pretoria - With a new offer on the table, wage negotiations in the petroleum sector have reached a point where the dispute can be resolved, says the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

Limpopo announces mayors

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Pretoria - Two of Limpopo's five District Municipalities will now be led by women executive mayors.

PPI slows to 6.6% in April

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Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI) in April slowed to 6.6 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday.

Safa appoints former PSL boss as its CEO

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Pretoria -The South African Football Association (Safa) has appointed Dr Robin Petersen as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on a fixed term for the next three years.

SAPS speaks out on use of force criticism

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) has come out in defense of it members after police were widely criticised for their excessive use of force by speakers at a conference.

SASSA embarks on improvement strategy

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Pretoria - Service delivery improvement and the development of a new payment model are among the initiatives to be implemented by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the next five years.

AU calls for an inclusive govt in Libya

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Pretoria - The African Union (AU) has resolved that it will not recognize Libya's Transitional National Council (TNC) rebels, as the legitimate government in Tripoli.

Proposed 5% salary increase for Public Office Bearers

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Pretoria - The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers has recommended an across-the-board 5 percept salary increase for all public office bearers - from the president, his cabinet, premiers, judges, magistrates, MECs, MPs, MPLs and traditional leaders, mayors to city and town councillors.

Dept to help pay for 25 000 students waiting to graduate

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Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training is coming to the rescue of about 25 000 students from universities who have completed studies but are not able to graduate and get jobs because they have not finished paying student loans.