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Cape Town - The Department of Social Development has more than doubled the number of organisations it funds which support people living with HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department has immunised 123 232 people since the launch of its measles immunisation campaign last Monday.

Pretoria - The new Rector and Vice Chancellor of the University of Free State, Professor Jonathan Jansen, has warned students who conduct initiation on first years that they will face criminal prosecution.

Mbombela - The name of Mpumalanga's capital city is to be changed from Nelspruit to Mbombela.

Pretoria - Department of Labour inspectors will this week conduct inspections at shopping malls, targeting mainly restaurants.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on the health care industry to take all the necessary steps to ensure that the illegal surgeries whereby human kidneys are illegally acquired and transplanted, never happens again.

Limpopo - The Department of Local Government and Housing in Limpopo will on Wednesday hand over homes to needy families, including 86-year-old Kutumele Sophia who is staying with her three granddaughters and three grandsons.

Bloemfontein - Parents in the Free State whose children qualify to receive free school uniforms from the provincial government have until 23 March to apply for them.

Pretoria - An application for pardon from convicted fraudster Shabir Shaik will be treated like any other application, the Presidency said on Monday.

Pretoria - An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) is to be set up in due course to strengthen South Africa's existing anti-substance abuse campaigns, Cabinet announced on Thursday.

Pretoria - Government has thrown its weight behind the Police Ministry's campaign to beef up crime fighting over the festive season.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has in the last financial year generated R76 million from a project which bridges the gap between public and private health sectors.

Pretoria - In supporting Car-Free Day, Gauteng Transport MEC Bheki Nkosi, will be using a public transport from Pretoria to Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and communities in Gauteng will have an opportunity to get more information on how to access funding through government's Grant-in-Aid workshops.

Nairobi - The United Nations food agency will give food aid to more than double the number of people it is currently helping in Kenya.