Pretoria – Two people died and 13 others were injured in an accident involving a taxi and a freight train between the Umhlathi and Compensation stations in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday evening.
Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission has announced that it will hold a final registration drive on 8 and 9 February.
Braamfontein – President Jacob Zuma has cast the spotlight on the importance of support for victims of rape and abuse, to lessen their trauma.
Pretoria – As the Department of Water Affairs launches National Enforcement Week, a stern warning has been issued to companies and individuals responsible for the pollution of the country’s water resources and violating the National Water Act.
Pretoria – South Africa will hold high level discussions with Switzerland and Norway when International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Marius Fransman, visits the two countries this week.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is in Canada on Monday for a working visit to promote investment by Canadian companies in South Africa’s mining sector, among other things.
Johannesburg - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the network of crime has grown and has become a complex problem in the country.
Mafikeng - The unacceptably high levels of gender based violence in the country require the collective efforts of all South Africans, says Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana.
Mafikeng - The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has officially launched this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign.
Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has called on all road users, especially drivers, to be extra vigilant on the road.
Midrand – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says the Gauteng Freeway Management System, from which e-tolling will be enforced, is ready to go live on 3 December.
Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Connie September has vowed to take strong action against contractors responsible for building sub-standard low-cost houses in the country.
Pretoria – North West Premier Thandi Modise has congratulated the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the North West University, Professor Dan Kgwadi, who is set to start in his new post on 1 June 2014 for a six-year term.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to the family of struggle stalwart Reginald September, who passed away in Cape Town this weekend.
Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has commended the investigation team involved in Czech fugitive and businessman Radovan Krejcir’s arrest.
