South Africa

Pretoria - Government, working with musicians, has set up task teams to look into the challenges facing the various sectors of the music industry.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department has called on the public to handle the matter of missing officer, Constable Dimakatso Mable Peete, with care and sensitivity.

Mbombela - Deaf people in Mpumalanga have asked Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana to establish a free SMS line they can use to report crime.

Pretoria - The Presidency says doctors attending to former President Nelson Mandela have reported that he has made progress during the past 24 hours and they are satisfied with the way he is responding to treatment.

Pretoria - The South African government is investigating the authenticity of the alleged South African passport used by a British national suspected of being involved in the recent Kenyan terrorist attacks.

Pretoria - A delegation from the world football governing body, FIFA, has arrived in South Africa to begin a probe into match fixing in southern Africa.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Madala Masuku has warned residents in the province of heavy rain falls following a horrific accident in which 14 people died when a bridge collapsed due to bad weather this week.

Pretoria - The Department of Communications is on course with the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) process, says Minister Dina Pule.

Pretoria - Banyana Banyana played to a goalless draw against New Zealand in a Group C match at the Cyprus Women's Cup at Tasos Marko stadium in Paralimni, on Thursday.

A draft Bill regarding alcohol advertising in the country is being considered by the Department of Health.

Cape Town - Debate about various policies is natural in a fledgling democracy and should not discourage investors from coming to South Africa, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said today.

Durban - Members of the public and delegates have begun arriving to the Sahara Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, where the Official Funeral for the late Minister for Public Service and Administration, Roy Padayachie, is expected to get underway later this morning.

Pretoria - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says stronger partnerships are needed between black and white business in order to secure the future of agriculture and food security.

A total of 72 tractors have so far been delivered free to black farmers as part of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson's plan to donate 502 tractors to seven provinces.

Pretoria - Government says provincial governments and municipalities are working around the clock to ensure the victims of the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga are provided with humanitarian relief.