South Africa

Pretoria - Three people were killed after a plane crashed trying to land at Lanseria airport on Monday morning.

Pretoria – Vulnerable workers in the farms sector will get an upward wage adjustment effective from 1 March 2014, the Department of Labour has announced.

Pretoria - Today the contents of the late former President Nelson Mandela’s final will and testament and the management of his estate will be announced to the public.

Pretoria - The Presidential Hotline has boosted its case resolution rate from 39% in 2009 to 94% in 2014.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed serious concern about the violent nature of public protests in the country, which have also included a tragic loss of life of citizens reportedly in the hands of the police.

Pretoria - The capital of the North West province, Mahikeng, is strengthen its reputation as that region’s mega airport city, a move Premier Thandi Modise says will position the city as a gateway into the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) have distanced themselves from an email warning motorists about roadblocks on the e-toll roads to force motorists to buy e-tags.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has stressed that qualifying public transport is exempted from paying for e-tolls on the Gauteng e-roads.

Mbombela - Organisations that want to help fight rhino poaching have until Friday, February 7 to provide government with their suggested anti-poaching strategies.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has expressed concern about incidents of violence in that province, and has called on striking miners to respect the call for non-violent industrial action.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele will today hand over wheelchairs in Bloemfontein in the Free State, where the department will host a prayer service as part of nation building.

Johannesburg – Government is considering developing a Green Paper on media development and diversity, says the Deputy Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has slammed violent protests in the country, saying although the public has a Constitutional right to protest and raise issues, which they were not content with, those rights come with responsibilities.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane has urged customers to pay their municipal accounts electronically, following strike action by the SA Post Office.

Pretoria – World’s leading experts on African mining, international mining analysts and government leaders will be given an opportunity to participate in this year’s Mining Indaba.