South Africa

Pretoria - Telkom is working to fix telephone lines that went down in some parts of Pretoria, it said on Friday.

Pretoria - Women should benefit most from land reform and rural development programme as they constitute the majority of people living in rural areas, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - Women should benefit most from land reform and rural development programme as they constitute the majority of people living in rural areas, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Johannesburg-Gauteng Housing MEC, Humphrey Mmemezi, says government will not allow residents of Alexandra and people from other countries staying at the township to be subjected to any forms of threat or violence.

Pretoria - A Daveyton school teacher has been placed on precautionary suspension by the Gauteng Education Department following allegations that he has been passing learners in exchange for sexual favours.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Bheki Nkosi, has instructed officials and technicians at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to see to it that the facility's lifts are working optimally to ensure minimal inconvenience to users.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi reiterated government's call for collective action to combat corruption in all its manifestations.

Durban - The world's oceans, often referred to as the heart and lungs of the planet, are under stress and scientists are calling for immediate action.

Mutale - Life for residents in Tshirunzini village in Limpopo is set for major improvement as a sustainable water project got off the ground there today.

Pretoria - Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele has warned there will be zero tolerance for those who continue to drive at excessive speeds and disobey the rules of the road during the festive season.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Works says that no refurbishments of the Presidential estate to the tune of R170m are to take place.

Bloemfontein - Failure by both the public and private sector to achieve the 2% target set for the employment of people with disabilities is an indictment to the Constitution, says Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana.

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister and member of the FIFA Social Development Committee, Tokyo Sexwale, says it is completely unthinkable to refer to FIFA President Sepp Blatter as a racist.

Pretoria - Teachers applying for school principal positions may soon undergo a competency test to check whether they are suitable for such appointments.

Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs has opened a "world class" office inside the trendy Maynard