South Africa

Pretoria – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will on Friday host the 3rd annual National Batho Pele Excellence Awards (NBPEA).

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education says it is putting contingency plans in place to address water disruptions in affected schools in the province.

Pretoria - The Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) says it is ready to start analysing written submissions made by various stakeholders in the public service, following information gathering and stakeholder briefing sessions in previous months.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says a notice that is being currently circulated regarding the rewriting of Mathematics Paper 2 (Grade 12) is fake and should be ignored.

Cape Town – Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has proposed that three task teams be set up to deal with the findings of the Reference Group which he formed to probe numerous complaints of unfair labour practices within the police service.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Jacob Mamabolo, says the elderly and other vulnerable citizens must be put first in the building of homes in Badirile, Brandvlei.

Pretoria - Mohokare Municipality in the Free State says the drought has severely affected Smithfield dam to a drying point.

Pretoria - Head of Group Strategy and Communication at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Hlengani Mathebula, has resigned, said the bank.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) branch offices will for the next two weeks extend their working hours to include Saturdays in anticipation of an increase in taxpayers, who will file their returns.

Pretoria - Eskom’s Ayanda Nakedi has been recognised for her contribution to the renewable energy industry.

Pretoria - Officials from the Gauteng Provincial Government and City of Johannesburg are working with aid organisations to assist families displaced by a fire at the Msawawa informal settlement.

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the sentencing of eight former Daveyton policemen for the murder of Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia, saying it should serve as a deterrent to anyone who takes the law into their own hands -- regardless of their standing in society.

Pretoria – The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform says the Banking Association of South Africa’s pledge of R1 billion per annum is to support the land reform programme of the department and not agri-parks.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has urged the mining sector to ensure the safety of its workers following the death of a miner.

Cape Town – The Department of Water and Sanitation says it will deploy water tanks and drill boreholes in the short-term in areas that are severely affected by the drought.