South Africa

Pretoria - A R55 million project will be launched in the North West to supply free sanitary towels to needy pupils over the next year.

Pretoria - Trade conditions in April fell into negative territory, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Thursday.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has encouraged the youth to live a life free of HIV by making correct and responsible decisions in their lives.

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday kept interest rates as is at 5.5 percent.

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has re-committed himself to working hard in ensuring that the training and working conditions of nurses are improved in this country.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development has shut down two homes catering for vulnerable persons after failing to comply with minimum standards for residential facilities of this nature.

Pretoria - Western Cape parents, who have not applied to enrol their children for 2012 or have been unsuccessful in the first round, are being encouraged to use the second round of application, which is currently underway.

Pretoria - One of South Africa's most wanted criminals is back behind bars after he was arrested by police last night shortly after entering the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries says the viruses involved in the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal has been isolated

Pretoria - Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) has expressed its support to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 percent.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana central and defensive midfielder, Kagisho Dikgacoi, will miss tonight's international friendly against Burkina Faso at Coca-Cola Park stadium in Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Government will take stern action against service providers who do not comply with standards involved when installing solar water geysers, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said.

Pretoria - The Seeker 400 prototype, which is an unmanned air vehicle, is due to make its maiden flight early 2012, Denel Dynamics said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will leave today to visit the Republic of Burundi with the aim of strengthening relations between the two countries, his office said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - South Africa's low lending rate and the Reserve Bank's stockpiling of more than $50 billion in foreign currency would help shield the country from some of the turmoil experienced by global markets in recent days, Johan van den Heever, the Reserve Bank's deputy chief economist said today.