South Africa

Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has set aside R1.9 billion to install a modern signalling system that will help trains operate more smoothly.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is in Kerala, India, to receive the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extra-Ordinary Troika Summit to be hosted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Thursday.

Polokwane - Nearly 3 000 more tourists visited Limpopo Wildlife Resorts in December 2012 than the previous year.

Polokwane - Despite a slight reduction in road fatalities in Limpopo over the 2012 festive season, compared to the previous year, traffic authorities are not happy with the behaviour of motorists on provincial roads.

Skukuza - South Africa's fight against rhino poaching has been dealt a blow, with three rhinos already killed in the Kruger National Park since the beginning of the year.

Pretoria - With just a few days left to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Gauteng provincial government says it is pulling all the stops to ensure the tournament is a success.

Johannesburg - As thousands of schools in inland provinces opened their gates today, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe shared a valuable lesson with learners, telling them to put in more effort into their studies from day one.

Pretoria - The North West Health Department's move to make Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) expertise available at various provincial hospitals is starting to bear positive results, with the province recording a significant drop in the number of TB deaths.

Polokwane - A police constable attached to Public Order Police in Lephalale allegedly shot and killed his 27-year-old girlfriend last night

Pretoria - A Gauteng bus owner and his accomplice were arrested on Monday for bribing the head of the Delareyville Traffic Station.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says riots by aggrieved inmates will not be tolerated and those instigating them will be dealt with firmly.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Education Department will deploy ward councillors and pastors to monitor the reopening of schools in the province this week.

Mokopane - The Limpopo Provincial Government has called for a commission of inquiry into the deaths of four children who are believed to have died at a state hospital due to a shortage of doctors.

Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a recurring lung infection and surgery t