South Africa

East London - The Eastern Cape Transport Department has officially taken over the troubled provincial scholar transport programme, which has been dogged by claims of mismanagement and fraud.

Pretoria - Banyana Banyana are expecting their five injured players - goalkeeper Thoko Mndaweni, Janine van Wyk, Yola Jafta, Mamello Makhabane and Jermaine Seopesenwe - to be back for their All Africa Games qualifier against Botswana.

Durban - South Africa suffered their second consecutive Tri-Nations loss after being hammered 40-7 by a fired-up All Black side.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has urged motorists to exercise extra caution as schools re-open on Monday, 18 July.

Pretoria - From South Africa to New Zealand, to Mexico and all the way to the Russian Federation, governments are committing to take new steps to save lives on their roads.
Dozens of countries around the world kick off the first global Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 on May 11.

Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela will have a gift of a different kind to mark his 93rd birthday, with the inaugural Annual Nelson Mandela Children's Parliament to be hosted at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on Friday.

Pretoria - The Business Confidence Index dipped to 86.9 in April, 1.4 points down compared to March 2011, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Thursday.