South Africa

Mbombela - Twelve investigators from across the country have been tasked with investigating a string of what may be politically-motivated murders in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - Close to R1 million has been stolen from the public through fraudsters using bogus paperwork in the past year, said the Department of Public Works.

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Metro has rejected accusations of unfair dismissal of seven municipal employees.

Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has urged young people to come in their numbers to register to vote in the upcoming local government elections.

Cape Town - The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has committed R25 billion to new investments in the green economy over the next five years.

Pretoria - Border control and migratory flows will be top of the agenda when Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hosts United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Jorge Bustamante.

Pretoria - Home Affairs has shown its commitment to heed President Jacob Zuma's call to make 2011 the Year of Jobs.

Khartoum - The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) on Sunday said around 99 percent of southern Sudanese had voted for the region's separation from the north, according to primary results of the South Sudan referendum.

Cape Town - Fierce arguments on government's employment targets, poverty alleviation and service delivery took centre stage as political parties debated President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Members of the public are requested to submit suggestions and motivations on the renaming of 11 correctional centres.

Durban - The Proteas kept their momentum going with a seven wicket victory against Australia in their second warm-up game ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Pretoria - With the incessant rains introducing a whole new dynamic to the lives of millions of South Africans, the nation has joined hands to deliver much needed relief to those who have been most adversely affected by the floods.

Pretoria - Rural communities will now also get in on the Cricket World Cup action as the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has decided to broadcast matches at the Village Viewing Areas (VVAs) used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - Angry protesters have again begun blockading all the entrances to the Wesselton township near Ermelo, Mpumalanga police said on Wednesday morning.

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has urged fans who will be attending the U2 concert at Cape Town Stadium on Friday to use public transport.