South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is to look into allegations of nepotism at the National Lotteries Board.

Pretoria - National Treasury will not speak about the South African National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) and the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) when it appears before Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Finance.

Johannesburg - South African Football Association (Safa) President Kirsten Nematandani says all stops will be pulled to ensure South Africa's successful hosting of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

Pretoria - As the first stage of re-registering all social grant beneficiaries kicks off today, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged beneficiaries not to panic, assuring them that their grants will be paid.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has posted copies of examination guidelines and syllabi material on its website for those adults who will be writing their matric exams based on the old senior certificate syllabus.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has arrived in Berlin, the Federal Republic of Germany, on an official visit.

Pretoria - Representatives of Impala Platinum mine management and the National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) have agreed to end the violent strike which had dragged on for weeks.

Cape Town - South Africa's drinking water is among the best in the world, and the country remains among a few in the world where water can still be consumed from the tap, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa said on Monday.

Cape Town - The provision of infrastructure to support the exploitation of mineral wealth was not an invitation to increase raw materials at the expense of beneficiation, the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti said today.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Health is set to visit households across the province to find people living with Tuberculosis (TB).

Pretoria - The Board of the South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Nazir Alli.

Cape Town - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform had by the end of September last year assisted 595 farms under its recapitalisation and development programme.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will kick off his German visit today by co-chairing the 7th South Africa/Germany Bi-national Commission, set to map a way forward for relations between the two countries.

FIFA's Legacy Trust -- aimed at ensuring that South Africans will continue reaping the benefits of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup - is now fully operational.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says from 2013, it will only issue unabridged birth certificates.