South Africa

Pretoria - It's still uncertain as to whether the strike by the municipal workers will come to an end this afternoon.

Pretoria - South African motorists will be able to breathe a slight sigh of relief next week - as petrol and paraffin prices are to drop.

Pretoria - South Africa has expressed its support for the commitments made at the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in London at the weekend.

Johannesburg- There is a need for greater integration of the Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV services in South Africa, given the high co-infection rate of the two diseases, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.

Pretoria - The Presidency and Durban's City Manager, Michael Sutcliffe, have denied claims by the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) that some media were given privileged accreditation during a visit to the Moses Mabhida Stadium last Saturday.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed outrage and disgust at the murder of the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) first Deputy President.

Pretoria - Municipal workers will be returning to work on Monday, after unions and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) reached an agreement late on Friday afternoon.

North West - North West MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa, has expressed condolences to the families of three Kaizer Chiefs supporters who were killed in an accident on Saturday.

Pretoria - Ambassador designates, former Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya, former Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour and former Leader of the Democratic Alliance Tony Leon are to undergo diplomatic training.

Pretoria - As Telkom employees downed tools on Monday, management and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are currently holding talks to resolve the matter.

Nelspruit - The Ministerial Task Team dispatched to investigate residents' concerns over lack of service delivery in Mpumalanga began its work at the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, on Monday.

Pretoria - Telkom has won a court dispute against ZTE Mzansi, which had put the fixed line operator’s planned network overhaul on hold.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism will host a provincial Job and Economic Recovery Summit to devise a plan to prevent the province from descending further into an economic slump.

Johannesburg - Government will continue with its projects to help develop the lives of the disadvantaged despite a low budget, says Minister of Human Settlement Tokyo Sexwale.

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale spent Monday night in the strife-torn informal settlement of Diepsloot as part of his "sincere listen campaign" to get first hand experience on the living conditions of the people there.