South Africa

Mbombela - Mpumalanga military officials have revealed that some of the rifles used to poach rhino in the Kruger National Park date back to the Mozambican civil war.

Pretoria - Looming threats to the country's national electricity grid are expected to take centre stage when Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe chairs a meeting of the National Stakeholder Advisory Council on Energy on Friday.

Brisbane - The official death toll from Australia's Queensland flood disaster has now reached 15, with 61 still missing.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the poaching of more than 200 rhinos in parts of the country, saying this act poses a threat in the conversation of rhinos in the country.

Cape Town - Cabinet has praised South African athletes' performance in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, while congratulating India for overcoming the odds in hosting the games.

Pretoria - Banyana Banyana are looking to start their 2011 Olympic qualifying campaign with an away win when they face Zambia at Lusaka's Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday.

Pretoria - The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has warned retailers who sell expired products that should consumers suffer harm as a direct result of eating these products; the law will be strictly enforced.

Pretoria - An investigation has been launched by the Gauteng Department of Education into an incident in which parents are believed to have locked teachers out of a school in the north of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Inmates with appropriate CD4 counts are on anti-retrovirals (ARVs), Correctional Services revealed on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg has closed applications for candidates to be admitted to register at the institution for the 2011 academic year - with the number of new applicants exceeding all expectations.

Durban - Nearly 1 000 people will undergo cataract surgery in KwaZulu-Natal after the provincial Health Department joined forces with Discovery Health and the International Centre for Eyecare Education.

Pretoria - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has warned South Africans to exercise extreme caution when in or making use of dams and rivers.

Durban - The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has created over 190 000 job opportunities from April to June in 2010, despite the recent global economic crisis.

Pretoria - A task team is being set up to improve SETA's capacity to meet the goals and objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III.

Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa has become a symbol of hope to developing countries because of its increasing ability to improve access to justice for the poor.