South Africa

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is inviting South Africans to send him tips on what they would like to see government spending taxpayers money on in the country's next budget.

Komatipoort - The South African Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee in Mpumalanga has implemented special measures to prevent congestion at the province's busiest ports of entry this festive season.

A nagging cough sent her to the doctor. "It's TB" the doctor pronounces. A diagnosis that would pave the way for further tests, which would lead to what no one wants to hear. For the then 19-year-old Tender Mavundla, being proclaimed HIV positive, let alone having the virus, was not something that existed in her world.

Pretoria - New Communications Minister Radhakrishna "Roy" Padayachie is talking tough, vowing to reconstruct his department, address problems at the SABC and make serious inroads in bridging the digital divide.

Pretoria - Inclining Block Tariffs (IBT) is benefitting low income domestic customers, a study conducted by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has found.

Pretoria - The three men accused of the murder of UK tourist Anni Dewani will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court today.

Pretoria - The National Council Against Smoking says the increase in excise tax on cigarettes announced by government yesterday is inadequate.

Pretoria - The strike by SATAWU and UTATU trade unions has been temporarily called off, with both unions saying workers will return to their stations during the course of the day.

Pretoria - Siyabonga Gama has been reinstated to the executive committee of Transnet, the transport parastatal announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health is expected to speed up the construction of a new multi-drug resistant TB complex at Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital.

Pretoria - The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's announcement to allocate an additional R2.1 billion to increase police personnel from 190 000 to 202 260 in 2013/14.

Pretoria - A 4.4 percent decrease in the number of sexual offences reported in the past year may be a step in the right direction, but there is still a mountain to climb when it comes to addressing the problem of sexual assault and rape in South Africa.

Pretoria - Gautengers will today get an opportunity to participate in the public hearings currently underway, into the country's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010)

Pretoria - More political parties have commended Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget for his commitment to job creation, but were cautious about whether there will be actual results.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget reinforces government's commitment to job creation and the relief of poverty, law firm Deneys Reitz Attorneys said.