South Africa

Saint Petersburg – G20 leaders meeting here last night called a working dinner to discuss the escalating political situation in Syria.

Johannesburg – Parliamentarians from Commonwealth states must fight to eradicate poverty, inequality and unemployment to bring development to all its citizens.

Mahikeng - The North West provincial government has committed to deliver all textbooks and study materials for the 2014 academic year before the end of November this year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane, to attend to the challenges at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the publication of a bill that will pave the way for the Khoi-San people to be recognised.

Johannesburg – Overcrowding on Metrorail trains and train cancellations, which always leave commuters stranded in Gauteng, will be a thing of the past, thanks to the newly revamped 10M5 commuter trains.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill, which proposes the deadline for all land claims to be extended to 2018.

Pretoria - South Africa says it supports the destruction of cluster munitions stocks in compliance with the Convention of Cluster Munitions.

Cabinet welcomes the launch of the Public Service Charter and commends public service unions and the State as the employer on the commitments made through this Charter.

Pretoria - As collective wage negotiations get underway, Cabinet has called on strikers to refrain from violence.

Pretoria – Previously black-listed consumers have been given a new lease on life.

Pretoria - With September being both Heritage and Tourism Month, Cabinet has encouraged South Africans to visit heritage sites to reflect on the journey the country has travelled since 1994.

Pretoria - Cabinet has encouraged parents and guardians to support their children in preparation for the upcoming Annual National Assessments (ANA).

Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says it is crucial for labour negotiators to talk in good faith and to find one another as swiftly as possible, so that the country’s economy does not suffer unnecessarily due to the lack of productivity arising from labour strife.

Mbombela - Aspiring entrepreneurs interested in the tourism industry have been invited to participate in a business awareness campaign to be held in Mpumalanga later this month.