South Africa

Pretoria - The Westminster Magistrates Court has ruled that Shrien Dewani is to be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Anni.

Cape Town – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has significantly ramped up grant incentives to small businesses in the last year, which will help these firms acquire new technology and machinery, and to put in place various measures to help them improve their competitiveness and grow employment.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 5.5% in June, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works - Mtubatuba Sub-District Office - scooped the Gold Award at the Premier’s Service Excellence Awards.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Pius Langa, who passed away at a Johannesburg Hospital this morning.

Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has condemned the attack on two police officers in Nyanga in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - Rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal will have access to basic services, and will enjoy sustainable prosperity through viable development and growing economies by 2030.

Pretoria – The revamped Medical Admissions Ward 20 at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital will help staff at the healthcare facility to cope better with the heavy patient load, says Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo.

Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg is to spend about R30 billion on infrastructure developments and service delivery in the next three years, says Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau.

Pretoria - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at exploring possible collaboration opportunities within the railway and transportation sector globally has been signed between Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and the Kirilo Savic Institute (KSI).

Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has appointed a retired judge to preside over the disciplinary hearing of the department’s Director-General Bobby Soobrayan.

Pretoria - The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) on Tuesday announced the recall of the new Dettol Disinfectant Liquid and Domestos Extended Germ Kill.

Pretoria - The outbreak of foot-and mouth disease (FMD) in a communal grazing area north of Phalaborwa in Limpopo has no effect on South Africa’s export activities.

Pretoria - The Department of Health in Limpopo has issued a warning to job seekers about a scam involving false job opportunities at Mankweng Hospital and the provincial head office.

Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, in partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government, will host the 1913 Natives’ Land Act Exhibition at the Nasrec Expo Centre near Soweto.