South Africa

Pretoria – South Africa will commemorate Human Rights Day on 21 March 2017, in Ginsberg, King William’s Town, in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed support for the 2017 National Budget that was tabled by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan last week.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the draft Mine Water Management Policy for public comment, said Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has measures in place to ensure that the recently announced National Minimum Wage does not have a negative impact on businesses and jobs.

Pretoria – School feeding schemes plays a vital role in education and have been recognised as the world’s most widely-used safety net.

Pretoria – The freedom that South Africans enjoy today can be attributed to President OR Tambo’s political zeal, vision and his unique leadership qualities which kept a huge political movement together, says Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi.

Pretoria - A total of 36 042 households across the country have registered for the government subsidised set-top-boxes (STBs).

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has walked away with an award for the promotion of multilingualism at the annual Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) awards.

Cape Town – The Western Cape tourism sector has experienced one of its best summer seasons, with international visitor arrivals up 29.8 percent.

Pretoria - More than 200 youths, who are on drugs in the City of Tshwane, have surrendered themselves to be rehabilitated in various facilities in Gauteng.

Johannesburg – The Gauteng provincial government wants to convert some of its public buildings, including schools, clinics and hospitals into centres of economic activity; saying this could unlock R42 billion in value and create 190 000 jobs.

Pretoria – The South African Police Services (SAPS) is hosting a Forensic Services Conference, in Pretoria, under the theme “Fundamentals of Forensic Evidence”.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal is on course to reach the target of 2.6 million people tested for HIV.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for late struggle veteran and former Robben Island prisoner, Collen Monde Mkunqwana, who recently passed away.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu says it is crucial to push the process of radical economic transformation to address the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment and inequality.