South Africa

Polokwane - More than 60 roads with potholes roads in Limpopo are expected to be repaired by the end of this week.

Johannesburg - South Africa is ranked 45th out of 134 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) recently released Global Competitiveness Index for 2009/10.

Pretoria - The International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) has asked President Jacob Zuma to ensure that issues affecting workers were part of the agenda in the UN High Level Panel on Global Stability, COP 17 and the G20.

Pretoria - As the number of measles infections continues to climb in Gauteng, authorities in the province are going all out to avert a further spread of the pandemic.

Pretoria - The South African Police Services on Tuesday made another major drug bust at the OR Tambo International Airport - seizing drugs with a street value of about R170 million.

Cape Town - The fires which broke out on Table Mountain in Cape Town have been brought under control by helicopters carrying water bombs.

Pretoria - Comments attributed to Oscar Pistorius’ father, Henk Pistorius, in the British media regarding the protection of white people from incidents of violent crime in South Africa have been described as unfounded and mischievous, by acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams.

Pretoria - In a shock move, Bafana Bafana head coach Joel Santana resigned from the national team on Monday.

Parliament - Drawing a rather gloomy picture of what the world's economies can look forward to, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday said recession on Anglo-Saxon markets has truly taken grip.

Pretoria - A warrant of arrest has been issued for the head of police crime intelligence General Richard Mdluli.

Pretoria - The country will have its first ever Child Justice Act by April next year, a law that tries to balance the rights of victims with the reality that juvenile offenders will be adults one day and that they need to be rehabilitated.

Klerksdorp - The North West Health Department will on Friday open a R23 million Tuberculosis (TB) facility to help intensify the efforts to increase the cure rate for TB in the province.

Johannesburg - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is to raise about R135 million to assist learners who failed to acquire their matric certificate in 2008.

Cape Town – Government has taken several steps to reduce the red tape that small businesses face, says Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies.

Addis Ababa - Africa will request more financial assistance and a strengthened role in the international financial institutions at next month's summit of the Group of 20 (G20) leading developed and emerging nations.