South Africa

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.

Pretoria – Shrien Dewani has lost his appeal to avoid extradition from the UK to stand trial in South Africa for the murder of his wife Anni.

Pretoria - The public has until February 20 to make their input on the National Treasury’s Electronic Services Regulations.

Apel - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi has handed over 300 school desks to a rural school in Limpopo as part of the Back to School campaign.

Colesberg – For the communities of Colesberg in the Northern Cape, water shortages and lack of proper sanitation will soon be a thing of the past, as Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa on Thursday announced multimillion rand water projects for the region.

Cape Town – It is up to South Africans to get together and help end violent acts in South Africa through dialogue, as the police alone cannot solve the problem alone, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said today at the university’s launch at the police academy in Paarl.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza received his new smart ID card on Thursday.

Pretoria – Teenagers wishing to apply for smart ID cards for the first time may do so at the 28 offices across the country any time of the month.

Pretoria - Retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has been appointed as chairperson of the Competition Commission’s healthcare inquiry panel.