Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development, Ntombi Mekgwe and Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele have made an earnest appeal to the public to lend a helping hand to the Struisbult care centre, which was gutted by fire.
Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on South Africans to regard mental health as an integral part of overall individual health and wellbeing ahead of World Mental Health Day.
Pretoria - South Africans are being called on to register their SIM cards ahead of the 30 June 2011 deadline.
Pretoria - With less than 50 days to the kick-off of the 17th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17), South Africa is well on track with its preparations for the conference.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, on her being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.
Ekurhuleni - Municipalities need to prepare themselves and come up with initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change, says Councillor Thabo Manyoni, chairperson of South African Local Government Association.
East London - The Eastern Cape transport MEC is determined not to let the Kei Rail passenger service between East London and Mthatha collapse in her hands.
Pretoria - In an effort to reduce maternal deaths and strengthen mother and child health in KwaZulu- Natal, the provincial Health Department is developing centres of excellence for mother and child services.
Cape Town - After four and half years of preparation, the task of counting everyone in the country in a nationwide census was launched in stunning fashion in Cape Town on Sunday night.
Durban - Government will show its support for the "I Play Fair - Say NO! To Doping" initiative launched by the SA Institute for Drug Free Sport on Tuesday.
Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has called on members of the public to assist in exposing and reporting any acts of corruption detected in the public service.
Cape Town - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) has come under fire from Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police for delays and inconsistencies in investigating serious crimes committed by police.
Pretoria - The future prosperity and well-being of a country and its citizens depends on how well it educates its children, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it is ready to provide a safe, reliable and efficient public transport system for the matches of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) it will host.
Johannesburg - The majority of schools in Gauteng opened smoothly on Wednesday, the provincial Department of Education says.
