South Africa

Pretoria - Brand South Africa will next week host a workshop aimed at encouraging stakeholders to participate in conversations on building a positive brand for the country.

Pretoria – In a move to modernise rural communities, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will hand over information communication technology (ICT) equipment to the youth of Kwaggafontein.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says no student should be denied access to higher education and training in South Africa.

Pretoria – The Presidency has released the interim report of the Commission into the Feasibility of Fee-Free Higher Education and Training in South Africa.

Pretoria – Nationally, 92.5% of households have access to improved drinking water sources, according to General Household Survey Series VIII: Water and Sanitation, 2002-2016 report.

Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (Salga) will next week pilot its first news agency on behalf of local governments in the country.

Pretoria – Taxis are the most used mode of public transport in South Africa, with females using them more than males, says Statistician General Pali Lehohla.

Cape Town – The Department of Basic Education will establish a task team to follow up on all outstanding cases that are contained in the recently released “Jobs for Cash Report”.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs will digitise 286 million records at its disposal through the digitisation project it launched on Wednesday, in partnership with Statistics South Africa.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says all dams and systems have benefitted from the good rains over the past week, with a number of dams reaching above 100%.

Cape Town - Basic Education Director General Mathanzima Mweli says the department is addressing concerns raised by the Auditor General on the department’s Kha Ri Gude programme.

Pretoria - South Africa and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in five key areas including politics, the economy and trade as well as people-to-people exchanges.

Pretoria – The 3rd Annual Mandela Remembrance Walk is open for registration and members of the public, who want to join in, can register for free before the closing date on 2 December 2016.

Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has raised R100 million to support the studies of almost 2 500 missing middle students.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says cooperation between South Africa and China is leading to new development opportunities for the African continent.