South Africa

JOINT SITTING OF PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN

11 FEBRUARY 2010

Pretoria - The Council of Education Ministers has supported the Department of Education's decision to withdraw a workbook tender.

Pretoria - Traffic volumes are expected to increase on Friday on the main routes leading to Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga as migrant workers go home for the festive season.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal on Monday hosted a consultative summit of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of many consultations being held countrywide.

Pretoria - The third ticketing sales of the 2010 FIFA World Cup has hit the 500 000 mark within the first ten days.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has announced new measures that will boost the country's education system.

Pretoria - Patients leaving Gauteng medical facilities without their much-needed drugs will be a thing of the past thanks to two new medicine response vehicles.

Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued an Improvement Directive to major railway operators following the collision between two Shosholoza Meyl passenger trains.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has instructed the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) to conduct a full investigation into the high number of escapees and police officers charged for their roles in the escapes.

Cape Town - Support measures that government had put in place for businesses and citizens to help the country weather the effects of the recession would remain in place for now said President Jacob Zuma, while revealing that further measures would be taken to boost the economic recovery.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday officially appointed several new judges to South Africa's courts.

Pretoria - Zanoxolo Wayile has been appointed to serve as the new Mayor for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has cited 2010 as "the year of action

Cape Town - South Africans have been urged to make the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup a success in honour of Nelson Mandela.

Cape Town - With the country set to host the FIFA World Cup in June, the year 2010 is truly a year of action, said President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation speech today in Parliament.