Cape Town - The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services is seeking ways to strengthen the Parole Board through the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill which is about to be completed.
Pretoria - Gauteng's top cops will have to deal with incessant ringing of their cellphones from Monday after they were asked by National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele to give out their cellphone numbers to the people of Soshanguve.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called for comprehensive, multi-lateral, multi-sector collaboration and action in addressing the root causes of protracted refugee situations.
Cape Town - South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice on Wednesday agreed to adjourn their talks on the proposed Protection of Information Bill pending further consultations.
Moscow - Heavy smoke, a bloody floor, scattered bodies ... two hours after the powerful blast that killed about 30 people and injured over 100 others at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday afternoon, all these horrible images were still reminding survivors and eyewitnesses of the nightmare they just experienced.
Bushbuckridge - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has promised to provide study guides to matric pupils at two schools in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, to help them achieve improved results at the end of the year.
Pretoria - The international community is expected to get an update on Monday, on South Africa's efforts to document illegal Zimbabweans living in the country.
Pretoria - Efforts will be made to ensure that all South Africans celebrate and participate in the ANC's centenary, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said.
Pretoria - Northern Cape farmers are counting their losses as heavy floods continue to wreak havoc across the country.
Pretoria - The cost of the damage to property as a result of the recent heavy rains should be covered by one's insurer, an insurance company said Tuesday.
Pretoria - The release of the National Health Amendment Bill has paved the way for the establishment of an independent body to help improve the quality of healthcare in public facilities.
Cape Town - Cabinet today approved Brian Molefe as the new group chief executive for Transnet.
Cape Town - South Africa's invitation to join the exclusive Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) grouping has been welcomed by many but some analysts caution that the country needs to tread carefully if it is to avoid being taken advantage of by its much larger fellow BRIC members.
Pretoria - Officials have been deployed to Reivilo, near Taung, in efforts to respond to issues which led to unrest yesterday, the North West Government and Traditional Affairs department said on Wednesday.
Ermelo - No schooling has taken place in the troubled township of Wesselton outside Ermelo since Monday.
