South Africa

Polokwane - Emerging contractors who are helping to preserve South Africa's wetlands are being taught how to manage their businesses better.

Pretoria - A group of South Africa's top police officers is currently brushing up on its crisis response skills in the United States.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi is expected to address the 2010 Conference of the Association of Southern African Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development, Qedani Mahlangu, said the statement made on the missing patient's fees at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Ekurhuleni was mischievous and misleading.

Pretoria - Two voter registration stations in Cadaeu and in Modderfontein in the Gariep District in the Free State province could not open on Saturday because the dam has burst.

Pretoria - The Minister for Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi on Monday met with former Communications Director General Mamodupi Mohlala as part of ongoing endeavors to find a suitable solution to the current dispute.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will today attend the 3rd South Africa/European Union (SA/EU) Summit, an annual event at which cooperation under the SA-EU Strategic Partnership is reviewed at the highest level.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga residents who are eligible to vote have turned up in their numbers to register for the forthcoming local government elections.

Pretoria - Johannesburg motorists, tired of the usual trek to work and back every day, can take a free ride on either a Rea Vaya bus or Gautrain feeder bus for free tomorrow.

Pretoria - South Africa and Kazakhstan are set to strengthen bilateral relations when International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim hosts Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Sarybay, today.

Pretoria - Bad weather has put a damper on voter registration in the Northern Cape where some voting stations were closed because of flooding.

Cape Town - Voter registration for the 2011 municipal elections got off to a slow start in the Western Cape earlier this morning.

Pretoria - The issue of heritage and culture among Gauteng residents was the focus of discussions on Monday between Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane and Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.

Pretoria - Cash strapped families in the Eastern Cape are expected to benefit from a partnership between government and the private sector that aims to provide affordable housing units.

Cape Town - National Commissioner in the Department of Correctional Services Tom Moyane has promised to set aside at least R500 000 to reward hardworking officers.