South Africa

Pretoria – As the strike season gets underway, government has called on striking workers to conduct themselves peacefully.

Pretoria - The police in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, have arrested four suspected rhino poachers believed to have been on their way to poach rhinos in the Kruger National Park.

Skukuza - For one week in September, South Africans will once again be allowed to enjoy their natural heritage free of charge.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Health, together with the Basic Education Department, will on Tuesday officially launch the Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) targeting Grade 0 - 12 learners.

Pretoria - The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and its stakeholders are monitoring the strike action by the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu).

Pretoria - South Africa’s Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant and the Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, Yin Weimin, have pledged to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in labour market and social security development.

Pretoria - The Barolong Boo Mariba Traditional Council says it will profitably use the six farms it has received as part of the land that was taken from them through the notorious 1913 Natives’ Land Act.

Pretoria - The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has put in place a new toll free number to assist and save its beneficiaries costs when calling the UIF call centre.

Komatipoort - The families of 24 farmworkers, who were killed when a coal train collided with their truck in Mpumalanga last year, will receive a share of R500 000 next month.

Pretoria - Three suspects in the case of the Nongoma shootings, which resulted in the death of numerous people over the past few months, will appear in court today.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on an official visit to boost political, economic and social ties with the Southeast Asia country.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called on South African women in the legal fraternity to use the law as a weapon against all forms of injustice in the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) on Friday hosted an alcohol and substance abuse prevention campaign at the Phiritona Young Fighters Sports Ground in Heilbron in the Free State.

Pretoria – Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty on Friday officiated the handing over of Mqokolweni Senior Primary School to the community of Dikela location in the Libode district in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – The Chief Executive Officer of the South African Women Entrepreneurs’ Network (SAWEN), Ruth Masokoane, has encouraged women in business to take measures to ensure they lead healthy lives.