South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved a turnaround strategy aimed at overhauling municipalities that had come under fire for poor service delivery.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has extended its office hours at all its branches ahead of the deadline for tax season submissions.

Pretoria - The City of Joburg has decided to close the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system's inner-city routes for the time-being, due to a number of challenges.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will today table the country’s National budget, which is expected to give details on how the country’s massive infrastructure projects will be funded.

Beijing - China and the United States (US) have signed a joint statement agreeing that the transition to a green and low-carbon economy is essential.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has warned that South Africa is not immune to state security threats, necessitating the formation of adequate institutions to counter them.

Pretoria – The North West Acting Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC, Paul Sebegoe, has appealed to residents of Letlhabile near Brits to refrain from engaging in violent activities, destroying public amenities and barricading roads.

Pretoria - With just over 24 hours to go before the 2010 Final Draw and the anticipation in South Africa mounting, Cabinet has identified it as a defining moment for South Africa.

Los Angeles - A Los Angeles Superior Court jury on Monday found pop superstar Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray guilty in the singer's Propofol-induced death, while the trial wrapped up on Monday afternoon.

Pretoria - Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin has conveyed condolences to the family and friends of two Grade 12 learners who were killed in a car crash in Pinelands, Cape Town, on Monday.

Pretoria - Rainy conditions are set to persist for the rest of the week across the country, says the South African Weather Services.

Cape Town - A new Industrial Policy Action Plan being developed by the Department of Trade and Industry aims to boost job creation by encouraging the procurement of more locally-produced goods and services for the government's infrastructure-spend programme.

Pretoria - Johannesburg Water has warned that repeated illegal water connections will result in the prosecution of the offender.

Johannesburg - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says road safety campaigns will only succeed when road users change their attitude towards the rules of the road.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga's Local Government Turn Around Strategy (LGTAS) which aims to speed up and improve service delivery has kicked off.