South Africa

Pretoria – The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) has welcomed the approval to allow hearing impaired pupils to choose sign language as a first language.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma has told Ministers, Premiers and Mayors, who are part of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC), that they must jointly attend to delivery matters with speed and a problem-solving culture.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) considers the local banking sector to be healthy and robust and does not agree with the decision of rating agency Moody’s Investor Service to downgrade four of the country’s biggest banks.

Pretoria - The implementation of the Companies Act is progressing well, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has spoken out on the escalating attacks on police officials, as well as incidents in which police officers are killed.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will preside over the reburial of renowned journalist Nat Nakasa’s remains at Heroes’ Acre in Chesterville, Durban, on 13 September.

Pretoria – Eight South African students will be departing to Ireland on 26 August to pursue their post-graduate studies in various fields.

Pretoria - The 100 days target of creating 1.5 million housing opportunities is set to build houses for the poor and open the housing market for those who cannot access home loans.

Johannesburg - Police Minister Nathi Nhleko has reiterated his call for community partnerships to help address the recent spate of crimes, which has left several children dead.

Cape Town – Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane says the public sector must challenge itself to be creative and embrace innovation as a new way of doing government business more smartly.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, has extended his condolences to the families of the seven people who died when a house collapsed in Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg.

Pretoria – It started eight years ago when John Mmokwa was in Grade 12 and trying to fit in with a group of friends, who were smoking cigarettes and dagga. He was soon introduced to something stronger - nyaope.

Pretoria – The North West Health Department has revised its policy regarding the operating hours of clinics to cope with the amount of patients seeking treatment.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has welcomed the conviction and sentence handed to Sanele Zungu, a former senior admin officer at the Melmoth Local Office in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - Two officers were shot and injured when two suspects fired at them at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.