South Africa

Rustenburg - Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu has expressed shock and deep regret at the death of miners at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg mine

Pretoria - South Africa's new radio telescope in the Karoo has reached an important milestone with the installation of the first telescope dish near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape.

Bloemfontein - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has affirmed that many changes still need to take place for citizens to receive quality services from the department.

Thokoza - Ekurhuleni Mayor, Ntombi Mekgwe, is expected to engage with the Thokoza community to discuss the violence which broke out there, on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica, has launched an investigation into the financial administration of her department.

Johannesburg - Set Top Boxes (STBs), which are to be used as part of the Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) process, are likely to be available at retail stores during the first half of 2010.

The calabash-shaped Soccer City Stadium is expected to be the jewel among the ten stadiums that are expected to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Proffesor Ndawonde.

Rustenburg - Thousands of Bafana Bafana supporters were overwhelmed by the national team's 2-1 win over Norway on Saturday at the Mandela Challenge Cup in Rustenburg

Pretoria - Shares in Platmin Limited have been made available for trading in the platinum and precious metals sector on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), with effect from Wednesday.

Pretoria - Earth Hour 2009 enjoyed a massive response across the world, including in South Africa on Saturday night, as supporters switched off their lights in a visual call for action on climate change.

Pretoria - While the Department of Health continues to monitor the H1N1 Influenza following the first confirmed case of the virus in South Africa, it is confident that they have successfully contained the virus.

Jane Furse - The Department of Labour has warned residents in Limpopo to be wary of bogus inspectors who are pretending to help workers, who have recently lost their jobs, receive unemployment benefits.

Rustenburg - The safety of miners came under the spotlight on Monday when Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu visited the site where nine mineworkers lost their lives.

Durban - A R20 million Further Education and Training (FET) College in Clermont is expected to increase access to education, bring more opportunities to the people living in the area and fight critical skills shortages in the province.

Boksburg - A visit this week by Correctional Services officials to a correctional facility in Boksburg, opened up the reality of the number of youngsters swelling the country's already overcrowded prisons - many as young as 15-years-old and there for committing heinous crimes.