South Africa

Pretoria – Government and civil society will come together this week to thrash out ways to deal with difficulties facing families in South Africa.

Pretoria - The fight to eliminate fraud and corruption at the Department of Public Works is continuing in earnest, as more than 100 cases involving more than R1.1 billion have either been finalised or are being investigated.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Works turnaround strategy has uncovered R34.9 billion in irregular expenditure dating back to 2001, Public Works Minister Thembelani Nxesi announced on Monday.

Pretoria - Academic and operational activities at all Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) campuses resumed today following a council decision and substantial progress in talks between management and student leaders.

On September 12, a multi-storey guest house of The Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, collapsed, claiming the lives of 84 South Africans. About 350 South Africans were in Lagos on matters connected to the church at the time of the tragic incident.

Pretoria - The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), on behalf of the banking industry, has warned banking customers of the change in banking details scam.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday lead a Presidential Imbizo in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, with a number of Cabinet Ministers, KZN Premier, MECs and Mayors.

Pretoria – Government says it has reached a milestone in the identification of the mortal remains of those South Africans who died when a building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria collapsed earlier this month.

Pretoria – Water supply has been restored to all areas of Ekurhuleni, with residents in Klipfontein View reportedly starting to recieve water.

Pretoria – The Presidency has advised anyone who has information that can assist the Seriti Commission of Inquiry to forward the information to the commission so that it can be interrogated.

Pretoria - The Mpumalanga Provincial Aids Council has expressed satisfaction at the progress being made by the province in fighting HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria – Government has established a central database of disciplinary cases in the public service in order to speed up the resolution of cases.

Pretoria – The prices of petrol 95 octane, diesel and illuminating paraffin will decrease with effect from 1 October 2014, the Department of Energy says.

Pretoria – Good progress and some achievements have been recorded in the provision of basic services over the first quarter of the fifth democratic government.

Pretoria – The inter-governmental agreement regarding nuclear energy signed between South Africa and Russia is one of over 60 different energy related co-operation agreements signed by the Department of Energy on behalf of government.