South Africa

Pretoria - The commission of inquiry investigating the deaths of seven people who died while building a house in Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg, recently will start on 29 October.

Pretoria - Land tenure reform will take centre stage at a three-day National Land Tenure Summit in Johannesburg next week.

Pretoria – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has congratulated Webhelp SA on the launch of their Johannesburg Contact Centre, which has created 200 jobs.

Pretoria - The annual Mandela Day Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, has surpassed all expectations by registering over 10 000 athletes.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, will on Friday visit Bulwer in KwaZulu-Natal to address the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the area.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour’s public hearings into the building sector and establishing a sectoral determination (SD) will come to an end on Friday.

Muldersdrift – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working hard to build an economy that is able to generate jobs, while improving export competitiveness.

Pretoria - In an effort to boost the number of medical doctors in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health has awarded 145 bursaries to youngsters to study medicine in Cuba.

Johannesburg – Women from around Gauteng on Wednesday gathered in Newtown to share their hopes with the province’s first citizen on how government can improve their lives and strengthen gender equality.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has hosted its first ever Audit Improvement Reporting Session for mayors, municipal managers and chairpersons of Municipal Public Account Committees (MPAC).

Pretoria - Government has sent heartfelt condolences to the family of a Limpopo pensioner, Nyanisi Khuzwayo, who died after spending a night queuing outside the land claims lodgement site in Polokwane.

Pretoria – South Africa will in September observe Public Service Month (PSM).

Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has not considered suspending its diplomatic relations with Israel amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.

Pretoria – A Professional Council for Corrections is expected to professionalise the public service and improve the quality of service delivery.

Pretoria – The Matlosana Local Municipality administrator, Paul Serote, has been asked to fast track the municipality’s action plan, and to submit an audit report to the council soon.