South Africa

Pretoria - The Limpopo Provincial Government says it is looking forward to having an incident free initiation school season.

Pretoria- A centre for entrepreneurship that will promote entrepreneurship education, training and development has been opened, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - There is still no arrest in the murder of the Johannesburg Central Cluster Commander, Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi, whose body was found in the early hours of Tuesday.

Cape Town – The application process for the R40 billion third lottery operating licence will be the most scrutinised yet, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said today.

Pretoria - In an effort to boost the number of doctors in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health is inviting youngsters interested in studying medicine in Cuba, to apply for bursaries.

Pretoria – About 1 000 young people are expected to benefit from the Youth Jobs in Waste Programme, which aims to address the backlog in solid waste service delivery in all municipalities in the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has published the Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Bill 2013 for public comments.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has raised concern about the use of drugs among the youth, saying they pose a bigger threat to the future than the Aids pandemic.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma today on behalf of Government and the South African nation wished former President of South Africa, Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki a happy birthday.

Pretoria - A group of people who claimed to be the original land claimants of the District Six land who forcefully and illegally moved into 15 houses on Saturday have been given a court order to vacate the houses before 10am today.

Newcastle – President Jacob Zuma’s message that alcohol and drug abuse in particular, are slowly eating into the social fibre of communities resonated well with the young people.

Pretoria - The Minster of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has concluded a successful working visit to Finland, where she participated in the 13th Africa-Nordic Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held in the Finnish town of Hameenlinna.

Newcastle – President Jacob Zuma says given the youthfulness of the population, the government has prioritised youth development.

Pretoria - The South African government has called on the United Kingdom government to investigate reports that its delegates who attended the 2009 Group 20 meeting were put under surveillance.

Pretoria - The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson has refuted media reports alleging that she received 'kickbacks'.