Pretoria - The leadership of the mining industry in South Africa agrees that training and skills development should be done on a regular basis to avert further disasters in that sector.
Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has sent a stern warning to public servants caught defrauding the system that they will be faced with tough action.
Ermelo - Mpumalanga MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Vusi Shongwe will spend his 67 minutes on Sunday doing work for the less fortunate in Morgenzon near Ermelo.
Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya will on Sunday swap her formal attire for a white nursing uniform and report for duty at the Prince Mshiyeni Hospital.
Thaba Nchu - In an effort to boost the number of qualified health professions in the Free State, Premier Ace Magashule announced that more nursing schools will open.
Pretoria - Teachers across the country have welcomed the roll out of the Teacher Laptop Initiative (TLI), saying they were looking forward to sharing ideas, learning from each other and improving the quality of the education system.
Pretoria - The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the South African Local Government Association (Salga) are hopeful that after today's meeting they will reach an agreement that will end the five-day municipal workers strike.
Pretoria - The ministry responsible for people living with disabilities will this financial year ensure that all employers attain the 2 percent employment target for disabled people.
Pretoria - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced a proposal to regulate mobile interconnection fees by mobile operators.
Pretoria - It will take South Africa almost 40 years to achieve gender equality at leadership level if the current rate of gender transformation is not hastened, says the minister responsible for women.
Mthatha - Issues of rural development and service delivery needs will come to the fore when Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visits Lubala village in the Eastern Cape at the weekend.
Durban - Arts and Culture MEC Weziwe Thusi has provided KwaZulu-Natal with an R88 million coffer for the development and support of arts infrastructure.
Durban - Pinky Naicker, 22, has mastered the Diski dance but she still has more to learn as training for volunteers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in KwaZulu-Natal kicked off.
Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements will be hosting a conference which aims to focus on problems encountered by emerging contractors on housing projects.
Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform will be visiting the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal this week to check on progress made.
