South Africa

Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department will over the current Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) build 25 new schools in the province.

Cape Town - Transnet has boosted its procurement of goods and services from black empowered and black-owned enterprises from 37 percent of its total spend three years ago, to 65 percent, totalling R13.5-billion in the last financial year.

Durban - A R118-million plan was unveiled at the official launch of the KwaZulu-Natal Children's Hospital restoration project on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill - a move that is hoped will protect the independence of the bank

Cape Town - The Department of Public Works is looking at recruiting retired professionals such as quantity surveyors, auditors or engineers to advise municipalities.

Pretoria - Community members have been warned that criminals are posing as Ekurhuleni Emergency Services personnel to gain access to homes.

Johannesburg - They have worked for months and sometimes through the night to ensure that South Africa delivers its promise to the world. And today hundreds of men and women who helped build the country's world class stadiums were rewarded for their hard work when the LOC and FIFA announced that each worker will get two complimentary tickets to watch several World Cup games.

President Jacob Zuma received, on the 2nd and 10th August 2010 respectively, two Reports from the Public Protector on investigations into alleged breach of the Executive Members Ethics Act, 1998 (the Act) and the Executive Ethics Code (the Code) by the Minister of Communications, General Siphiwe Nyanda.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to emulate Nelson Mandela's life by using their energies to change the world for better, this Sunday.

Cape Town - Public Enterprises Minister Barbra Hogan has called for new regulations to resolve how political parties are funded.

The Minister of Communications General Siphiwe Nyanda has noted the final report of the Public Protector following an investigation into an allegation of a breach of the Executive members' Ethics Act of 1998 and the Executive Ethics Code.

Johannesburg - They have worked for months and sometimes through the night to ensure that South Africa delivers its promise to the world. And today hundreds of men and women who helped build the country's world class stadiums were rewarded for their hard work when the LOC and FIFA announced that each worker will get two complimentary tickets to watch the opening match of the tournament

Pretoria - Excitement is mounting for a group of innovative students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) who will get to showcase their hydrogen powered bicycle, known as "A hi fambeni", at a conference in the North West.

Pretoria - Five-time South African Music Award winners Freshlyground, legendary jazz musician Hugh Masekela and two-time Grammy Award winners, the Soweto Gospel Choir - are all among the local artists who have made the line-up for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert.

Pretoria - The country's Regional Courts will now have the power to deal with civil cases, increasing the public's access to justice, says the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.