In its efforts to improve service delivery in health care, the Gauteng provincial government has decided to take over ambulance running functions from local authorities.

Cape Town's eight health sub-districts boast the best rate of curing tuberculosis in South Africa. And two of the sub-districts can claim a cure rate that is just a few percentage points short of the WHO's goal.

A pilot project will soon supply 130 houses in Rooiwal with broadband internet access. Residents will be able to make free local calls on the network.

President Thabo Mbeki responds to grievances raised by ward committee members during a municipal imbizo held for two of Cape Town's large urban areas.

Mayor Smangaliso Mkhatshwa has said the municipality cannot afford to halt electricity disconnections to non-paying residents.

South African commuters spend one to two hours a day stuck in traffic, a new survey has found.

Water losses in most of Gauteng's municipalities have led to a programme that focuses on consumer education and water awareness.

Residents have until the end of January to apply for the writing-off of their arrears under the municipal services subsidy scheme.

The race is expected to generate about R100-million for the eThekwini Metro and put the coastal city on the international map.

The upgrading of the Western Freeway - one of South Africa's busiest stretches of road - is considered vital for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a Cape High Court decision that permits councils to levy rates as a charge for services.

Have licence, will go wireless. Soon Jozi will have a hi-tech, wireless broadband network in place to rival the best in the world.