South Africa

Johannesburg - Government will intensify law enforcement agencies in areas where there could be possible political intolerance to ensure peaceful elections.

Pretoria - Staff affiliated to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are to march to Telkom's head office on Wednesday, to hand over a memorandum of demands to management.

Johannesburg - The possible bankruptcy of General Motors in the United States will have minimal impact on GM South Africa (GMSA).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is to host the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Cape Town on Thursday for bilateral political, economic and trade discussions.

Rustenburg - Motorists in the North West have been warned to be responsible on the roads during the Easter holidays or face the might of the law.

Nelspruit - Traffic officers in Mpumalanga are to hide out in high-tech unmarked vehicles this weekend to detect speeding, unlicensed and stolen vehicles and motorists who have not paid fines.

Boksburg - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will today sign regulations to reduce the salt content in several foodstuffs, while he will also issue regulations to tighten tobacco use.

Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (Sacci) July trade conditions survey released on Wednesday showed signs of recovery to the economy.

Kinshasa - Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders have rejected the unilateral formation of the new government in Madagascar.

Nelspruit - Nearly 500 000 people have applied for Identity Documents across South Africa in the last three months in the run-up to the 2009 General Elections on 22 April.

Based on the National Institute of Communicable Diseases which is the only WHO Reference laboratory in the country, the official death toll of H1N1 Influenza stands at three (3).

Pretoria - The retail trade sales for June decreased by 6.7 percent compared to June last year, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - South Africans who apply for or renew their passports will from today receive a new passport with more security features.

Johannesburg - Government is to establish a new institute of learning for newly appointed and long-serving judges and magistrates.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Economic Development MEC Firoz Cachalia has defended the province's decision not to proceed to acquire the rights to host Formula 1 events.