South Africa

East London - Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi has urged local municipalities to fast-track strategies to improve air quality.

Pretoria-The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has urged the young people who are part of their National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) to emulate the young revolutionaries of the 1976 generation.

Skukuza - The workers' strike in the Kruger National Park on Friday did not affect the safety of tourists and animals, says park spokesman William Mabasa.

Pretoria-Transport Minister, Sibusiso Ndebele, has warned that there would be no mercy to motorists who will be caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mutale - More than 100 pupils from three rural schools in Limpopo have received tracksuits ahead of autumn and winter.

Johannesburg - Small businesses are set to benefit from an agreement signed by Massmart and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) by improving the quality of their products and becoming more competitive.

Soweto - Scores of youth have begun arriving at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto to commemorate National Youth Day.

Pretoria - The newly built state-of-the-art Germiston hospital in Ekurhuleni is set to open its doors for the public before the end of the year.

Pretoria - Hundreds of residents in Masechaba and Coolbreeze in Duduza will soon enjoy clean water and flushing toilets.

Pretoria-Cabinet spokesperson and Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) CEO, Jimmy Manyi, has again reiterated that the placing of advertisements and editorial independence are not linked.

Johannesburg - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has launched the Human Resource Strategy for Health, which aims to ensure a workforce fit to meet the country's health needs.

Johannesburg- It is a day violently etched on the South African collective conscience. Commemorated over 30 years later as Youth Day, an official holiday, it is the day that honours the deaths of hundreds of Soweto schoolchildren, a day that changed the course of the country's history: 16 June 1976. Joburg.org reports

Pretoria - Trade conditions remained weak in September, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Tuesday.

Soweto - Fourteen-year-old Dikeledi Motsine was one of the thousands of young people dancing to the music while her favourite singers performed at the National Youth Day commemorations at Orlando Stadium on Thursday.

Johannesburg - African countries need to find new and improved methods of cooperation at regional and continental level to ensure complementary economic and social policies that create decent work opportunities.