Features

Pretoria - The Department of Health is considering introducing two vaccines to prevent new cases of cervical cancer.

Pretoria - Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, is visiting Mpumalanga this morning, to assess the situation on the ground and get a report from a Task Team that was set up in response to recent service delivery protests.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma on Thursday condemned the violent protests that have swept the country in recent weeks, but said that government would listen to the people's concerns.

Nelspruit - The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs is planning to host a summit of all ward committees to deal with public participation and communication.

Saldanha - Government launched a pilot project in Saldanha on Thursday which will see 150 youth, aged between 18 and 35, being employed in the environment sector.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Health Department has launched an operation to deal with the challenges faced at health facilities in order to deliver the best accessible health care to residents.

Polokwane - The Limpopo government says plans by national government to create half a million job opportunities by the end of the year are on track in that province.

Pretoria - More than 750 criminals have been arrested since Operation Washa Tsotsi was launched earlier this month.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has established a central complaints management call centre where people can lodge their complaints about public health facilities.

Pretoria - Significant progress has been made in the drafting of legislation on human trafficking and it should be gazetted soon for public comment.

Johannesburg - Despite losing 1-nil to Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal last night, Bafana Bafana fans had nothing but praise for the impressive national team.

Pretoria - The Tshwane Community Safety Department said it was ready to welcome thousands of rugby fans, who will descend on the city for the Springboks versus British and Irish Lions on the second leg of their test match on Saturday.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on Monday announced the approved Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (Refit) guidelines.

Johannesburg - The Department of Minerals and Energy has invited the public to comment on the department's draft beneficiation strategy which aims to transform the mining industry from being a resource based to a knowledge based industry.

Johannesburg - South Africa, along with Lesotho and Swaziland, has been applauded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for achieving a polio-free status.