South Africa

Pretoria - The successful completion and full operation of Gautrain bears testimony to the capacity of government to deliver on large-scale public transport projects.

Pretoria - Representatives of cooperatives from across the country have asked Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to improve their support services to help co-ops become more productive and create jobs.

Pretoria – Regional leaders will trash out matters pertaining to politics, defence and security when they gather at the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) meeting in Swakopmund, Namibia.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says plans to revitalise the public service are currently being rolled out in all departments.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma said working groups will be formed to ensure that a clear path to address socio-economic challenges is drafted and institutionalised over the next five years.

Pretoria - Government has urged South Africans to rally behind Team SA, who is representing the country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Pretoria – Limpopo Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, says police have arrested a 24-year-old student at the University of Venda whom they believe is the Thohoyandou serial killer.

Pretoria - Public members are invited to the memorial service of Taegrin Morris, who died during a hijacking incident over the weekend.

Johannesburg – Care for cancer patients at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) is set to improve, thanks to an upgraded oncology pharmacy worth R1.5 million. The pharmacy was launched today.

Pretoria – In just four months, since the Health Department launched a new contraceptive device, 362 000 women have benefited, exceeding the annual target of 320 000.

Pretoria – The Department of Health will this Women’s Month launch a project which seeks to register all pregnant women in the country for an “sms” service which provides information and advice on pregnancy, as well as a channel to notify them about poor service.

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says government has big plans to turn the tide on HIV/Aids by 2030, in line with the target set by delegates at the International Aids Conference in Australia.

Pretoria - Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says youth empowerment will remain a priority in his department’s economic transformation programme.

Pretoria - Less than a month after government re-opened the land claims window, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says they have already received in excess of 3 000 claims.

Cape Town – A legislative review to make schooling compulsory for children between the ages of five and 15 years is on the cards.