South Africa

Pretoria - The laboratories at public health facilities, which closed down last week, are now back in operation, Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The South African port operator, Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), has committed a capital expenditure of R33 billion over the next seven years to encourage economic growth and efficiencies in its port terminal management.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, in her capacity as
COP17/CMP7 President, will on Friday host an informal ministerial meeting on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action in Bonn, Germany.

Pretoria - Government does not intend to scrap the nine provinces altogether, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi clarified on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Economic Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has launched a food security project in Moloto.

Pretoria - Former Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Sicelo Shiceka, will be laid to rest in Midrand, Johannesburg, next Saturday, his family announced on Thursday.

Cape Town - Government wants to create more than 1.5 million job opportunities in the next two years through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) which officials say has proved effective in the fight against poverty.

Pretoria - The Copyright Review Commission, appointed to review concerns raised by the music industry regarding the collection and distribution of royalties to artists, has completed and presented its report to Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies.

The improvement of service delivery remains government's top priority, says President Jacob Zuma.

President Jacob Zuma says infrastructure remains critical to South Africa's development goals adding that it is an essential component of service delivery.

Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is to re-register the more than 15 million social grant beneficiaries in the country, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced on Tuesday.

Cape Town - Smallholder farmers turning once fallow land in the former homelands into farmland have propelled the agricultural sector which has seen a three percent growth in jobs - overcoming years of decline.

Pretoria - Over 70% of people aged between seven and 24 are attending educational institutions within South Africa, a slightly lower figure than in previous years, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on the international community to include road safety as part of the global development agenda.

Pretoria - Mosotho Moepya has been appointed the new Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the Commission's Chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula announced on Tuesday.