South Africa

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has promised to put in place contingency measures in the face of today's full blown public service strike.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has expressed shock and sadness at the death of well-known actress Fiona Coyne.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana jets off to Sierra Leone on Friday to face the strong west African national team in a crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match on Sunday.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is expected to visit Plettenberg Bay tomorrow to assess progress made in government's anti-poverty programme.

Pretoria - The public now has the opportunity to voice their input on the country's energy mix with the release of the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has requested the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) to render assistance at hospitals during the public service strike.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that government will act harshly against striking teachers found guilty of criminal actions.

Cape Town - Cabinet has expressed disappointment at the unions' decision to reject the state's latest wage offer, saying while it understood public servants' struggle over low wages, their demands on government was simply not affordable.

Pretoria – Two Metrorail trains have collided Cordelfos and Saulsville line, near Pretoria on Thursday morning, leaving at least 100 passengers injured.

Pretoria - Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in rural areas of the North West are to get a R15 million make-over.

Pretoria – Survivors of the 1996 Worcester bombing are to meet with the man who was behind the blast at the Correctional Services C-Max prison in Pretoria today.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is confident that by the end of October law enforcement authorities will have exceeded their target of stopping one million vehicles a month.

Mbombela - The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration in Mpumalanga wants pupils to grow vegetables in its unused open fields, especially at rural schools.

Pretoria – The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has postponed the planned facilitation process between itself, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and the respective unions around possible retrenchments.

Pretoria - Matrics will write their first History paper today, as the year's final examinations get into full swing.