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Self-referrals pose challenge to Brits hospital

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Pretoria - Self–referrals by patients has been identified as a major challenge towards the improvement of health care services at Brits District Hospital in the North West.

SA, Turkey strengthen ties

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Pretoria- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has concluded his two-day official visit to Turkey with the signing of a joint declaration which commits the two countries on strengthening economic and commercial relations.

Constitution not under threat - Zuma

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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has moved to allay fears that the country's constitution is under threat, saying the executive remained committed to the supremacy of the document.

Women, disabled people invited to apply for jobs

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Pretoria - Women, people with disabilities and other rightly qualified people are encouraged to apply for at least 30 senior management positions at the Ministry of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities.

Use World Cup experience to stop abuse

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Pretoria - South Africa should retain the high level of community awareness and effective law enforcement that prevented an increase in human trafficking and other forms of women and child abuse during the Soccer World Cup.

PPI rises to 3.7% in March

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Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI) for March rose to 3.7 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Thursday.

Final chance to grab World Cup tickets

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Pretoria - Around 90,000 additional tickets for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be made available for public sale across all 64 matches from Friday.

Ndebele condoles families of road accident

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed his condolences to the families of eight people who were killed when a construction vehicle overturned in the Eastern Cape.

Civil society tackles xenophobia

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Pretoria - Civil society groups are fighting xenophobia and violence in a unique way - one signature at a time

Gauteng survey a 'reality check' - Mokonyane

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Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has described the findings of a survey on the Quality of Life in the Gauteng City-Region as an important reality check.

Media Statement by Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on the proposed new SETA landscape and the NSDS III

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In November last year, my department assumed responsibility for skills development from the Department of Labour. At the time, we acknowledged that there were negative perceptions about the performance, management and governance of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs); that there was inadequate alignment of industry needs and provision of training and skills development and particularly relating to the supply of artisans and technicians; and that when the industrial policy action plan was finalised we would align skills development efforts to support its implementation.

Two injured in minor plane crash

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Pretoria - A 58-year-old pilot and her 57-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries when their light aircraft crashed next to a graveyard, west of Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, on Tuesday morning.

SANDF resumes border patrols

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Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Thursday visited the borders of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland as soldiers resumed their patrol posts there.

World Cup viewing areas for rural KZN

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Durban - Soccer lovers in rural KwaZulu-Natal will not miss out on the World Cup experience with R80 million being spent on setting up 10 public viewing areas (PVA) across the province's rural communities.