South Africa

Mbombela - Nearly R500 million has been set aside to feed pupils who attend schools in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike says they are ready to implement the plan to re-engineer primary health care (PHC) in the province at districts and sub-districts.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Education Department has set aside more than R450 million of its R14.8 billion to buy textbooks and stationery.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on the youth to pursue humility instead of opulence.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe has appealed to the public not to turn a blind eye when they witness or experience any form of reckless driving.

Pretoria - As Child Protection Week approaches, the Gauteng Department of Health’s Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit is conducting a week-long awareness campaign educating both children and parents on children’s rights and safety.

Pretoria – North West Premier Thandi Modise says radio and TV anchor Vuyo Mbuli was a “giant” who represented “excellence” and will be missed by millions of people.

Polokwane - Motorists still using the old Limpopo registration plates have until July 31 to register for new plates or face penalties.

Durban - In a bold move and a first for a province in South Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has invested R16 million over a four-year period towards the training of 100 Chartered Accountants in partnership with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), Finance MEC Ina Cronjé announced today.

Pretoria - The Western Cape High Court granted an interim interdict today to halt the proposed N1/N2 Winelands toll highway project in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has paid almost R1 billion in financial compensation to land claimants in the last financial year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called for swift justice following the death of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga.

Cape Town – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says South Africa’s plans for a water-secure future are in place, and has called on all South Africans to play their part in conserving water.

Pretoria – “Yes to family planning and no to illegal, unsafe abortions” -- this was the theme used during a march against illegal abortions in the North West province.

In the 1980’s South Africa was a country on the verge of implosion. Opposition to the apartheid state was at its peak, a groundswell of popular resistance had emerged and pressure was brought to bear from within and outside the country. Sensing that it was losing its grip on power, the apartheid government declared a State of Emergency that lasted for much of the 1980’s.