South Africa

Pretoria - The 4th European Union (EU)-South Africa Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights has agreed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Human Rights Council.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will continue working with both business and labour in order to enhance its attractiveness to investment.

Nyanga - Acting National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Kgomotso Phahlane, says government will increase its efforts to fight crime in Nyanga on the Cape Flats.

Pretoria - South Africa’s low economic growth has put the country’s sovereign credit rating at risk, says the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Pretoria - Four people have been confirmed dead following Wednesday’s flash floods which washed across Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has concluded his working visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the African Union (AU) High Level Committee meeting on Libya.

Pretoria – The University of Limpopo will on Friday hold its annual student trust fundraising event and Onkgopotse Tiro Excellence Awards.

Pretoria - The Department of Military Veterans, the Department of Human Settlements and several provinces have at a meeting agreed with the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans to urgently accelerate the delivery of houses to military veterans.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the start of HIV vaccine trials are a major boost to the fight against Aids.

Pretoria – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has welcomed Wednesday’s Constitutional Court judgment that private company Tasima hand over control of the eNatis Traffic Management System to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) within 30 days.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday announced that the department has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to run an essay and multimedia competition for young people at institutions of higher learning.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura is in Namibia for the 2016 Namibia International Investment Conference.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs’ Working for Wetlands Programme has invested R1 billion into the rehabilitation of 1200 wetlands and created 25 000 job and much needed training since 2004.

Cape Town – Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty says the opening of the new state-of-the-art Silverstream Primary School in Manenberg in the Western Cape has improved the participation of parents in education activities.

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