South Africa

Mbombela - More than R1 billion has been set aside for healthcare in Mpumalanga, says Health MEC Candith Mashego-Dlamini.

Johannesburg - The first group of school-going athletes, who received the Ministerial Sport Bursary Scheme, represent the potential of future champions of South Africa, says Sport and Recreation Director-General, Alec Moemi.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the department is finalising the process of establishing a Health Processing Centre to help eliminate the challenges of supplier payments.

Pretoria - South Africa should not be seen as a gatekeeper to the African continent but rather as a gateway to the continent, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Director-General, Pumla Ncapayi.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has called on employers to submit their payroll data, as today is the deadline.

Pretoria – Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has maintained that the deaths of teenage boys at initiation schools are due to people using the cultural practice for financial gain.

Pretoria - The movements of the rand, which has to date weakened to a four-year low against the US dollar, are slightly exaggerated, says Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Daniel Mminele.

Pretoria – The current trend in the continent of gaining political power unconstitutionally has to be halted, says International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has called for an urgent inter-governmental intervention to find alternative accommodation for over 1 000 households who are facing eviction from the Meiringspark/Ratanang informal settlement in Klerksdorp.

Cape Town – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has named South Africa’s top seven police investigators.

Cape Town – Crime levels in South Africa are dropping, with more people - contrary to popular discourse - feeling safer and appreciative of government’s fight against crime, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - Rural development is the central pillar of the struggle against unemployment, poverty and inequality in the Gauteng provincial government.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is using its preferential procurement to drive inclusive economic empowerment by government.

Pretoria - The Gauteng provincial government says it will increase support to farmers to help them improve their access to markets.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana will be without Sweden-based midfielder May Mahlangu, striker Tokelo Rantie and Russia-based defender Siyanda Xulu in the friendly match against Lesotho on Sunday at the Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, Lesotho.