South Africa

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to break the chains of economic exclusion in order to afford young people a chance to gain employment.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Buti Manamela, says there is room for media and government to work together towards a sustained developmental agenda for the continent.

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni Metro aims to celebrate Arbor month by planting 11 000 trees in 101 wards this month, to eliminate the effects of climate change.

Pretoria – Gauteng MEC of Human Settlements and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, says a mixed housing plan will be ideal for areas affected by dolomite.

Pretoria - Government has sent congratulations to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality for scooping the Stockholm Industry Water Award and to Professor John Briscoe of South Africa for receiving the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize.

Pretoria - Power parastatal Eskom has signed a contract that will see the replacement of steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant, it confirmed.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Luwellyn Landers, is expected to host the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, James Duddridge in Pretoria tomorrow.

Pretoria - “My heart broke when I heard the news that he had passed on. But everything happens according to God’s timing.”

Pretoria – The Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, says it important to respond with urgency to the challenges facing youths living in Melmoth, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria – Government is to spend R3 billion on building libraries in communities with limited access to these facilities.

Pretoria - South Africa's domestic workers will soon be covered by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (Coida) Act, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Saturday.

Pretoria - Communications Deputy Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has urged South Africa to participate in the Tell Your Story campaign, saying citizens can learn much from each other’s experiences.

Pretoria- Sport has the ability to bridge the cultural divide and is an instrument of peace and social cohesion, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Ministry of State Security says there is nothing untoward about the decision to redeploy three of its officials to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty, says he is encouraged by the progress made by the Eastern Cape Education Department in providing quality education to learners in the province.