South Africa

Pretoria - The 15-member West African bloc, Ecowas, has suspended the membership of Mali to press the junta to return to the constitutional order.

Pretoria - The British High Commission has launched a Prosperity Fund that will see it invest 1 million pounds (about R12 million) in South African projects linked to prosperity, trade and low carbon growth.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise was on Tuesday expected to be part of the delegation that was set to meet with striking Impala Platinum mineworkers.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in New Delhi, where he is leading a South African delegation to the fourth Brics Summit, which kicks off today.

Mbombela - Mpumalanga authorities are on a drive to root out traffic offenders this coming Easter.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe has urged health stakeholders to double their efforts to reform and restructure mental health services to improve the lives of mental health care users and their families.

Pretoria - The country's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2011 rose to 3.2%, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Pretoria -Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will cover the burial costs of the couple who died after a Putco bus crashed into their house in Braamfischerville, Soweto.

Pretoria - Government is hoping to sustain between 50 and 100 000 jobs in the construction sector as it rolls out the country's large scale infrastructure plan announced by President Jacob Zuma during the State of the Nation Address, earlier this month.

Sandton - Health stakeholders from the private and public sector have pledged their support for the National Health Insurance (NHI), although some are still concerned about how the scheme will be implemented.

Roodepoort - Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan has urged pupils in Roodepoort to be proud of their South African citizenship and to work hard to attain their goals.

East London - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has challenged communities to start championing the right for children to have access to quality early childhood development centres.

Soweto - Having lived in a hostel since 1968, Edmond Ngwenya never believed that the "face of hostels" would change in his lifetime.

Cape Town - The independence of the judiciary is not under threat, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Jeff Radebe assured South Africans on Tuesday.

Johannesburg - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has urged Gauteng motorists to register for the e-tolling system and get their e-tags ahead of the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme (GFIP).