South Africa

Cape Town - The Ministry of Basic Education says it's hard at work to improve the quality of education in the Eastern Cape.

With more than 2 700 informal settlements in the country, the Department of Human Settlements has its work cut out trying to address the housing backlog.

Pietermaritzburg - When government said they were serious about rooting out non-delivery from its departments, they meant business.

Pretoria - Transport parastatal Transnet on Wednesday announced the members of its executive committee.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Wednesday urged the maritime safety authority to leave no stone unturned in the investigation of a sea cadet's death.

Johannesburg - Newly appointed Gauteng MECs, who took the oath of office on Wednesday, have promised better service delivery to the people of the province.

Cape Town - South Africa's off-shore environmental protection vessel, the Sarah Baartman, returned to Cape Town Harbour on Thursday from a four-nation transboundary fisheries patrol in South African, Tanzanian, Mozambican and Kenyan waters

Pretoria - Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) has suggested a 30-day timeline for the payment of small and medium manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) by other businesses, while also calling for better co-operation between the two.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Friday launch what has been referred to as "the most ambitious energy efficiency campaign" which seeks to appeal to all South Africans to conserve electricity.

Milan - The South African Government says it is putting the final touches to its preparations for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Durban - There is hope and it is never too early to start educating children about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs says its recently assembled town planning support forum will stimulate development in the province.

Pretoria - Sunward Park High School in Boksburg has become the first public school to transform learning into a fully digital platform.

Johannesburg - The OR Tambo International Airport will from 1 April start to multi-use terminals in order to process international and domestic flights interchangeably.

Johannesburg - State owned utility Transnet has signed a R4 billion loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) to fund the widening and deepening of the Durban harbour.