South Africa

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has described his two-day working visit to the United Kingdom as a success.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has published a list of clinics and hospitals offering chronic medicines including ARVs during the strike.

Pretoria - Motorists who have been panicking about the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) and the demerit system next month can breathe a sigh of relief.

Pretoria - Minister of International Relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today be hosting a school imbizo, modelled on the United Nations General Assembly to be held next week, for learners from disadvantaged schools.

Durban - South African women who have contributed towards protecting and conserving water sources in communities have been acknowledged by government through the Women in Water Awards.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has urged all South Africans who are experts in matric subjects to volunteer to assist with teaching during the public service strike which has caused a disruption in schooling.

Pretoria - The Johannesburg Labour Court has granted the Department of Correctional Services an interdict against striking department officials.

Durban - King Goodwill Zwelithini has called for the KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture Department's initiative, One Home, One Garden, to become even more effective in the province.

Polokwane - National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele has told officers to exercise caution when dealing with children to avoid deaths such as that of a school pupil in the Free State this week.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has praised members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for availing their services at the various country's hospitals during the public service strike.

Pretoria - Despite prelims being disrupted in most of provinces, KwaZulu-Natal schools have not experienced any of this since exams started on Monday. This was confirmed by Education MEC Senzo Mchunu.

Pretoria - A call centre has been established by the national Department of Health to provide assistance to patients who are on chronic medication and are encountering difficulties accessing their treatment during the ongoing public service strike.

Pretoria - Parliament's two-day Women's Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) kicks off today.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga's Department of Education has been grilled for paying R23 million in performance bonuses in the 2008/2009 financial year, even though the province produced a matric pass rate of just 51.8 percent.

Pretoria - With a housing backlog of over two million and more than 12 million people in dire need of houses, government is embarking on radical changes that could turn the tide of housing delivery in the country, reports Chris Bathembu.