South Africa

Pretoria - The new board of the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) will be appointed before the end of this month, Premier Stanley Mathabatha says.

Pretoria – Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha says South Africans have many reasons to celebrate the country's twenty years of freedom and democracy.

Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha says all schools in that province had received textbooks when schools re-opened this academic year.

Pretoria - The annual Mapungubwe Arts Festival, to celebrate 20 years of freedom and democracy, will be celebrated in Limpopo.

Pretoria - Police have arrested two 16-year-old male teenagers from Dobsonville, for the murder of two George Khosa Secondary School girls, who were found dead yesterday.

Pretoria - Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, has paid tribute to the late Professor Mbulelo Mzamane, saying his passing is a monumental loss to the academic and literary community.

East London - Eastern Cape commuters with disabilities in the Amathole region will finally have access to a user-friendly public transport.

Pretoria – The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has developed what it calls the Cross-Functional Accident Reduction Plan (CFARP) which aims to reduce accidents in the general aviation sector, in a coordinated manner.

Vereeniging – Travelling for Sedibeng locals and visitors to the district municipality is set to become easier, with the launch of a modern transport facility signalling a change for the better, in how the townsfolk get from point A to B.

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has invited the public and interested parties to submit comments on the draft Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing (BABS) amendment regulations.

Pretoria – A former employee of the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund, who allegedly defrauded the fund of R1.2 million, is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

Pretoria - Finance Deputy Minister Nhlanhla Nene will lead a South African delegation to the G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors this coming weekend.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Qedani Mahlangu, says there is a need to develop policies that address issues of energy security, social equity and environmental sustainability.

Pretoria-The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee for Local Government and Traditional Affairs has expressed its happiness with the progress of municipalities placed under administration.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is in the process of filing and serving an application for leave to appeal the South Gauteng High Court interim order granted on Tuesday in Johannesburg.