South Africa

Balfour - President Jacob Zuma has sent a top government delegation to visit the community of Balfour to deal with the issues of poor service delivery in the area.

Cape Town - Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week meet with leaders of the nine provinces to assess measures that are being put in place for quality service delivery.

Cape Town - Communications Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Ismail Vadi, says the committee is prepared to hold interviews for the new SABC board.

Boksburg – Cabinet is expected to approve the reviewed National Drug Master Plan (2013-2017) in April.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Education has embarked on a five-year strategy to tackle the underperformance of primary school learners in literacy and numeracy in the province.

Johannesburg - A new Accident and Emergency Trauma Unit will soon open at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to help reduce pressure on the existing emergency unit and to improve service delivery.

Vryburg - A new game, called the Save It! Digital game, available free on the internet and on MXit, is set to keep youngsters entertained for hours, while teaching them to save energy.

Cape Town - A total of 42 percent of all new electricity generation will be expected to come from renewable energy over the next 20 years, with the approval of the Department of Energy's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010 plan, said the Director General of Energy Nelisiwe Magubane today.

Durban - Despite the global economic recession, the South African tourism industry is surviving and doing well, says Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Johannesburg - The average response time for Gauteng police to attend to emergencies on the 10111 number has improved to less than 30 minutes.

Cape Town - The Department of Basic Education has announced that President Jacob Zuma is to meet with the principals of primary schools.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has vowed to stamp out the reported illegal conversions of panel vans into mini-bus taxis.

Cape Town - Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has announced that government has dropped plans to introduce the General Education Certificate for Grade 9's.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is upbeat after the recent meeting of the Joint Working Group on Public Transport which was set up to discuss the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Pretoria - Television viewers will from this month pay more for their television licenses, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced on Tuesday.