South Africa

Pretoria – A total of 241 South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) officials have been suspended, dismissed or convicted for fraud related matters, from 1 April 2012 to date.

Pretoria - Ernst van Dyk and Lusapho April have been congratulated by government for their “outstanding performance” at the New York City Marathon.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says an investigation has been instituted against the officials implicated in allegations of selling corpses at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, says the introduction of the draft Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill will enable a comprehensive and uniform legal framework to govern investments.

Pretoria - Government has taken a number of steps to improve economic and employment performance since the job losses and recession created by the global economic crisis of 2008, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - The Department of Energy on Monday said it has signed agreements with 17 new preferred bidders in Window 3 of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPP), which is set to boost South Africa’s power supply.

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the adoption of the Employment Tax Incentive Bill, which is aimed at reversing the high levels of youth unemployment.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says mob justice is unjustifiable and that perpetrators of such crimes will face the full might of the law.

The brutal murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot recently has left South Africans searching for answers to this needless tragedy. In a separate incident two toddlers were allegedly poisoned by a parent and found dead in Kathlehong.

Pretoria - The retail price of all grades of petrol will decrease by 28 cents a litre on Wednesday, 6 November.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has welcomed the ruling of the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, which found a couple guilty of selling State land in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Over 300 young people are benefitting from job opportunities created as a result of a public-private partnership between the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and various companies.

Pretoria - The North West province has adopted a revised Job-Access Plan to accelerate the employment of people with disabilities.

Pretoria - Investigations into how Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as the White Widow, obtained a South African passport are still on-going, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Sunday.

Pretoria - The fight against corruption has yielded some positive results, the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster said on Sunday.