Johannesburg - The Department of Health has ordered more of the the anti-viral drug, Tamiflu, to the value of R30 million, from international pharmaceutical companies as the number of people infected by H1N1 Influenza increases in the country.
Pretoria - The Department of Health has warned people who buy saliva from Tuberculosis-infected people that there is no automatic financial benefit for having TB.
Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele says the recent busts made by the South African Police Services was an indication that crime would not be tolerated.
Johannesburg - Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said South Africa is committed to reducing its emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), but for the country to achieve this, it would require extensive international financial and technical support.
Pretoria - The Presidential Hotline has recorded high call volumes on its second day of operation.
Johannesburg - The new Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has made a commitment to work with health professionals to ensure that women have easy access to health services.
Pretoria - The launch of the much-awaited R26 million Sumbandila Satellite has been postponed.
Johannesburg - Witwatersrand University management have said they will take swift disciplinary action against those who disrupt lectures.
Badplaas - The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has said it will investigate and take stringent action against any police officer found to have abused and tortured any member of the public.
Pietemaritzburg - The second phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has been rolled out in KwaZulu-Natal, following the success of phase one in the province.
Cape Town - The efficiency of the President's office was called into question in Parliament earlier today, when it was revealed that a letter from the President arrived at the offices of opposition parties, late.
Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says government will not tolerate any conduct by public officials that is in breach of the law or public service regulations.
Cape Town - As part of improving the quality of the education system, government will set performance measures to ensure that the "non-negotiables" are implemented at schools.
Pretoria - The public has been urged to first pursue local and provincial complaints structures before escalating their service delivery complaints to the Presidential Hotline
Pretoria - The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, has condemned in the strongest terms possible the acts of South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who protested in Pretoria despite an interdict against the march.
