South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government is dealing decisively with corrupt public officials.

Midrand - There has been a slight decrease in associated robberies - robberies of bank client carrying large amounts of cash - in the country, with a significant decline in this type of crime recorded in Gauteng.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Social Development on Monday launched the first of 20 job centres to address unemployment and poverty among the province's youth.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Education is inviting all Grade 12 learners in underperforming schools to attend the provincial winter matric classes to help improve their marks and their chances of passing matric.

Pretoria - The waste sector offers great potential for job creation, Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Department of Higher Education and Training has to date put in place a number of initiatives costing billions of rands to alleviate the burden of fees from poor parents and students in South Africa.

Ohrigstad - The head of the Hawks in Limpopo, Major General Dibero Molatjana, has warned corrupt police officers that the law will catch up with them.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reached the one million mark of income tax returns - just 22 days after the current tax season opened on July 1.

Pretoria - South Africa and Spain are to advance bilateral, political and economic relations, among other things, when the two countries meet for their 8th annual consultations next week.

Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Labour is to hold public hearings on the Labour Relations Amendment (LRA) Bill and Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill (BCEA).

Pretoria - The Siyahlola Presidential Monitoring Programme will be formally launched by President Jacob Zuma in Umzimkhulu on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has published the National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

Johannesburg - Six municipalities have joined the ranks of municipalities with clean audits this year, bringing the total number to 13.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa has urged all South Africans, business leaders, trade union movements, political parties and civil society to heed government's call for calm and support the security cluster by abiding with the laws of the land.

Pretoria - South Africa remains deeply concerned about the continuing violence and deteriorating human rights situation in Syria, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.