South Africa

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says work is underway towards the establishment of the new comprehensive health and allied sciences university.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has lauded the marginal decrease in the number of road fatalities in the province during the Easter weekend.

Pretoria – Police in Limpopo have nabbed a gang of six men suspected of planning to hold up staff at a business premises and blowing up an ATM.

Mbombela - More than 700 illegal taxis and buses were impounded while travelling through Mpumalanga over the Easter weekend.

Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has ordered senior SAPS officers to intensify investigations into major drug lords throughout the country.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has condemned the brutal murder of councillor Neliswa Nzuza of the Indaka Local Municipality over the Easter weekend.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on communities not to heed calls for them to stay away from the polls on May 7.

Durban – Ministers in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster say they are confident that the upcoming general election will be conducted in a peaceful environment in KwaMashu and Wembezi in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - As many motorists head off to their holiday destinations for the Easter long weekend, Elna Fourie, who heads Road Safety at the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), shares a few tips on how to get there safely.

Pretoria - Government has wished all South Africans a safe and happy Easter Weekend from 18 to 21 April 2014.

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape Department of Transport has budgeted R2.5 million for this Easter Arrive Alive Campaign in order to ensure that there is maximum visibility of officers throughout the province.

Pretoria – Motorists have been urged to exercise caution on the roads over the Easter weekend.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo has urged drivers to know their health status before embarking on long journeys to be with their families or attend church services this upcoming weekend.

Pretoria - Applications for special votes for the May 7 general election close at 5pm today.

Pretoria – The Department of Infrastructure Development (DID) has a zero tolerance approach to project overruns, inferior workmanship and substandard contractors, says Gauteng MEC Qedani Mahlangu.