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Pretoria - Since the provincial launch of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign in KwaZulu-Natal, more people have gained access to Anti-retroviral Treatment (ART).

Pretoria - Voters in Madagascar have approved the constitutional referendum, election officials said on Monday.

Pretoria - Late ANC veteran Bertha Gxowa,76, who died on Friday from complications after an operation, will be buried on Saturday, 27 November.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has reaffirmed the South African Police Service's (SAPS) commitment to women empowerment, saying police were striving to achieve 50 percent women leadership.

Pretoria - South African universities have been collectively challenged to produce graduates that are able to rise up and provide solutions to the challenges that face the developing world.

Pretoria - New measures are to be introduced to curb overspending in the Gauteng Health and Social Development Department.

Cape Town - The minister responsible for women and children has urged South Africans to do more to reverse the scourge of domestic violence.

Johannesburg - South Africa intends to use its position as chair of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) to foster a culture of clean audits in the public sector, said Auditor General Terence Nombembe.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has asked management to come up with a report and action plan on how psychological services can be improved in the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Pretoria - Condolences have poured in for the family of Joe Matthews, the late former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security and father of Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria- - "I suppose statistics is what I enjoy," says the man with a warm laugh. Just as well he enjoys working with figures - he is the country's chief statistician.

Pretoria - For the first time in her 109 years, North West great grandmother Mmami Motlhokwa is the proud owner of her own home.

Pretoria - Fresh from his three-day visit to China, President Zuma is to attend the funeral of the late political veteran and former deputy minister of Safety and Security Joe Matthews on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government, civil society groups and municipalities will put their heads together on Wednesday to discuss ways on how to deal with corruption swiftly and effectively.

Pretoria - It may be a policy of the past but the evils of apartheid continue to haunt the country, emerging as one the key contributors to the high level of violent crime in South Africa.