East London - The Eastern Cape Transport Department says it had no choice but to deviate from normal procurement processes when recently awarding a scholar transport contract.
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal government's fight against fraud and corruption is well on track, with more than 1 000 civil servants currently subject to disciplinary action on various charges.
East London - The Eastern Cape has almost finalized its team that will represent the province at the South Africa Games in October.
Pretoria - Supporting intra-Africa trade should be a matter of urgency, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe.
Pretoria - The African Union (AU) hopes to raise hundreds of millions of dollars today at the pledging conference for victims of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa.
Pretoria - Things are set to change for the homeless in the North West, as provincial government has set aside R23 million to help get them into decent homes.
Mbombela - Sporting activities in the province are expected to get a boost after a R1.5 million cheque was handed over to the Mpumalanga Sport Confederation (MSC).
Cape Town - South Africa is relying less on imports of dairy products and red meat, while maize stocks were up 33 percent, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Wednesdsay.
Mbombela - The Mbombela local municipality in Mpumalanga has obtained a temporary court order to prevent striking South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) workers from trashing streets, intimidating municipal workers or damaging municipal property.
Pretoria - With less than three months before the international climate summit in Durban, government has called on all sectors of society to help intensify the country's communication on climate change and its impact on the developing world.
Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has extended its condolences to the family and friends of anti-apartheid activist Arthur Goldreich, who died on Tuesday.
Durban - A number of jobs and business opportunities will arise as government continues to design implementation programmes that favour renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Pretoria - As South Africa faced pressure in some global markets, more needed to be done to promote domestic tourism, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said today.
Cape Town - As winter fades out and spring blooms, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has thanked all South Africans for saving electricity in winter when the demand was the highest.
Pretoria - The South African government has clarified its position on the proposed resolution at the UN Security Council to unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for urgent humanitarian needs.
