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Tshwane stands ready to welcome medallists

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Tshwane - The City of Tshwane stands ready to welcome the three triumphant South African athletes - Caster Semenya, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, and Tshepo Mokwena - as they return from Berlin, Germany.

NW municipalities to get support from govt

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Mafikeng - Eight municipalities in the North West will as a matter of urgency, receive intensive support from the provincial government during the current and next financial years.

Minister condemns forced marriages of young girls

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has condemned the practice of forcing young girls into early marriages, saying it undermined the rights of children.

Back to school for taxi bosses

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Soweto - The Gauteng provincial government is sending hundreds of taxi operators back to school in a bid to help them manage their business better.

Nkoana-Mashabane to pay working visit to Sudan

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will undertake a working visit to Sudan on Tuesday to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.

Zuma welcomes Tri-Nations champions

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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the 2009 Tri-Nations champions, the Springboks, at the OR Tambo International Airport this afternoon.

More nurses to give KZN health a boost

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Durban - KwaZulu-Natal healthcare services are to receive a major boost with the graduation of 2 062 new nurses from various campuses of the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing.

SA satellite to be launched into space

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Johannesburg - South Africa's Sumbandila Satellite is set to be launched into space from a Russian Soyuz rocket at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, later today

Supplementary exams end without glitches

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Pretoria - The National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary examinations has been concluded without any serious irregularity or incident, the Department of Basic Education said.

Public urged to be patient with busy hotline

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Pretoria - The Presidency has urged members of the public who do not get through to the Presidential Hotline the first time, to be patient, as the glitches will be sorted out.

SA, neighbours to sign environmental treaty

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Pretoria - South Africa is to sign an environmental treaty with the governments of Angola and Namibia, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Friday.

Dept to pay funeral costs for maidens

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Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture has offered to pay the funeral costs of the two maidens who died in a stampede during the Royal Reed Dance at Nyokeni Palace in KwaNongoma at the weekend.

H1N1 deaths rise

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Pretoria - As the number of H1N1 Influenza deaths increase, with 20 lives being lost in the pandemic, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has issued a directive to healthcare workers to put all pregnant women with flu-like symptoms on Tamiflu.