South Africa

Pretoria – The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has called on artists at schools and universities to enter its second annual Chekicoast Road Safety Art Competition.

Cape Town – Government says it is ready to regulate and monitor companies that have expressed an interest in exploring shale gas in the country.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu says mayors and councillors should be at the forefront of the fight against water leakages.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture will launch a Venture Capital Fund to invest in the growth of artists.

Pretoria – A Gauteng-wide Ward Councillors’ Conference is expected to produce possible solutions to the increased number of violent service delivery protests by residents in the province.

Pretoria – The North West and Limpopo are joining forces to construct and refurbish roads that link the provinces.

Pretoria – The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has distributed cheques to the value of R4 million to three women-owned charity organisations.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is offering a R100 000 reward for information that will help solve the murder of 60-year-old Elina Mphaphuli.

Pretoria - The South African humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, is en route to Gaza with 16 tons of emergency medical supplies valued at R15 million.

Johannesburg - Government will spend R100 million to market South Africa’s tourism industry, Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - PetroSA has decided not to establish a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) import terminal in Mossel Bay, following extensive feasibility research conducted by Worley Parsons.

Cape Town – National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says she has asked Members of Parliament belonging to opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to give reasons why they should not be suspended for disrupting a sitting of the National Assembly last week.

Pretoria - The communities of South Africa are getting involved in the fight against crime by providing anonymous tip-offs on criminal activities in their neighbourhood.

Pretoria - South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2014, Statistics South Africa, said on Tuesday.

Cape Town - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says she has dealt with all the matters raised by the Public Protector in response to her findings on the SABC.