South Africa

Durban - National government is set to pour more resources into municipalities so that they can fully exploit the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

Pretoria - The tavern at which 10 people died during a stampede on New Year's Day was not authorised to operate as a tavern.

Cape Town - South African Airways is set to revive its aging fleet by acquiring 20 new Airbus aircraft between 2013 and 2015.

Pretoria - Free State MEC Dan Kgothule, who was caught speeding at 235 kilometres per hour, has been found guilty of a charge of reckless and negligent driving.

Pretoria - It was a busy festive season at South Africa's ports of entry with more than 3.5 million travellers entering and leaving the country.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says jobs that were lost in the mining industry during the recession will be created during the course of this year.

Polokwane - Limpopo's education department is optimistic that it achieved at least a 60% matric pass rate in 2010.

Pretoria - South Africa created 157 000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2010, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Musina - School leavers have until Wednesday to apply for study bursaries at the Musina local municipality in Limpopo.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs believes that the Immigration Amendment Bill will help weed out those foreigners who attempt to abuse the country's immigration system.

Pretoria - Learners who wrote their 2010 final exams under the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) had reason to smile on Tuesday, with more than 98 percent passing their exams.

Mbombela - Smallscale sugarcane farmers in Mpumalanga's Nkomazi area are singing a sweet tune following good rains over the festive season.

Pretoria - The South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) says it does not it condone any form of collusion in procurement procedures and practices in the industry.

Pretoria - The new draft of the Financial Services Charter (FSC), gazetted by Department of Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, has been welcomed by Keith Levenstein, CEO of EconoBEE.

Johannesburg - Grade 12 learners will be waiting with their fingers crossed for matric results, which will be released on Thursday.