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Dept to take action against disruptive parents

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Pretoria - An investigation has been launched by the Gauteng Department of Education into an incident in which parents are believed to have locked teachers out of a school in the north of Johannesburg.

Over 8 000 inmates on ARVs

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Pretoria - Inmates with appropriate CD4 counts are on anti-retrovirals (ARVs), Correctional Services revealed on Wednesday.

UJ closes late applications for 2011

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Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg has closed applications for candidates to be admitted to register at the institution for the 2011 academic year - with the number of new applicants exceeding all expectations.

More cataract surgeries for KZN

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Durban - Nearly 1 000 people will undergo cataract surgery in KwaZulu-Natal after the provincial Health Department joined forces with Discovery Health and the International Centre for Eyecare Education.

Exercise caution around rivers, dams

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Pretoria - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has warned South Africans to exercise extreme caution when in or making use of dams and rivers.

Major gains in unemployment battle

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Durban - The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has created over 190 000 job opportunities from April to June in 2010, despite the recent global economic crisis.

Boost for SA skills development plan

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Pretoria - A task team is being set up to improve SETA's capacity to meet the goals and objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS) III.

Legal Aid SA leads the way

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Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa has become a symbol of hope to developing countries because of its increasing ability to improve access to justice for the poor.

ANC lekgotla tackles 2011 challenges

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Johannesburg - The African National Congress (ANC) is gearing itself for a busy year ahead as it deals with the socio-economic challenges facing the country at its National Executive Committee (NEC) lekgotla.

Deadline set for finalising Zim documentation

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has set her department a deadline of a little more than five months to complete the process of documenting Zimbabwean nationals.

Agency steps up youth development

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Pretoria - The appointment of Provincial Advisory Board (PAB) members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is expected to help speed up the agency's mandate at provincial level.

Zim applicants flood Home Affairs

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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has received more than 18 000 applications from Zimbabweans since the start of the documentation process.

New TB plan hopes to save millions

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Johannesburg - If the targets for the new and improved plan to stop Tuberculosis (TB) are met, more than five million lives could be saved in the next five years.

Ectiva, Reductil off SA shelves

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Pretoria - Abbott Laboratories has agreed to withdraw the drugs Ectiva and Reductil from the South African market.