South Africa

Pretoria - The North West provincial government is busy conducting assessments to the damages caused by the floods to the province's bridges and other structures.

Pretoria - Johannesburg residents can now access basic health services at 80 fixed and satellite clinics across the city, the municipality said on Wednesday.

Durban - A landmark rural development Initiative, the brainchild of President Jacob Zuma, has been launched at the Mnyakanya High School- KwaNxamalala, in Nkandla.

Pretoria - Metrobus management will today approach the Labour Court in Johannesburg in a bid to have the strike by some of its bus drivers declared unlawful.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended South Africa's deepest condolences to Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev and the people of Russia following a terrorist attack at Domodedovo airport, which killed at least 35 people on Monday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, fresh from wrapping up events around the State of the Nation Address, will undertake a working visit to Mauritania this weekend.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and a ministerial delegation are making their way to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum and also to attract investment into the country, which will boost job creation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and a ministerial delegation are making their way to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum and also to attract investment into the country, which will boost job creation.

Pretoria - After achieving 72.3 percent in the 2010 matric exams, this year the Northern Cape Department of Education will work hard towards achieving better matric results.

Pretoria - The recent spate of illegal rhino killings across the country has prompted the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to convene a special summit this week in a bid to fight the poaching of rhinoceros.

Pretoria - The South African Development Team is hard at work ahead of their crucial African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-final match against Algerian on Friday in Sudan.

Pretoria - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has signed a delivery agreement with all nine MECs as part of the overall performance agreement he signed with President Jacob Zuma in April last year.

Durban - A pillar of peace was unveiled in one of the oldest Indian settlements in the country, Phoenix.

Pretoria - The Wesselton settlement near Ermelo, which has been the scene of violent protests this week, was quiet overnight.

Cape Town - About 10 000 members of three San communities in the Western Cape are expected to benefit from a royalty sharing agreement, with the awarding of South Africa's first bio-prospecting license.