South Africa

Pretoria - The reduction of maternal, neonatal and child mortality will be the focus for the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government over the next five years.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga has set aside R2.065 billion for its infrastructure development programme for 2015/16.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour, in partnership with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), will host the last in a series of labour law amendment sessions designed to educate stakeholders on the implications of the amended laws.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga will train more Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners in an effort to provide quality education for its youngest citizens.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu says the provincial government remains on track to deliver on the National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) created 36 450 work opportunities against a target of 23 552 in the first six months of the current financial year.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Saturday visit the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) site in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says health sciences are a top priority for Africa as the continent bears a massive disease burden.

Pretoria - At least 34 people have been arrested for public violence as service delivery protests continue in Thembelihle near Lenasia, police said on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is yet to consider the remaining applications for presidential pardons.

Pretoria - The planned Majuba tie-in and maintenance outage on the bulk water pipeline supplying Kriel in Emalahleni Local Municipality is proceeding according to plan, says the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

Pretoria – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has credited struggle heroes Moses Kotane and JB Marks for laying a foundation for the relationship between Russia and South Africa.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has welcomed the increased infrastructure budget allocations for municipalities and the fact that a significant share will go to KZN.

Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says the process of selling off non-core state assets is at an advanced stage and that he cannot comment on the matter due to the market sensitivity.

Pretoria - The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) says every employer must take steps to eliminate discrimination in the workplace by ending unfair practices such as paying employees disproportionately for the same work.