South Africa

Pretoria - Education MEC Barbara Creecy says she is deeply worried about this year's matriculants who are only a few weeks away from sitting for their final exams.

Cape Town - The world's global financial institutions as well as UN organisations must be overhauled if developing nations are to tackle poverty, says the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.

Pretoria - Special call centres have been set up by the Home Affairs Department to assist with the issuing of death certificates, travel documents and work permits during the public sector strike.

Pretoria - Government is concerned that it has fallen behind the private sector with regard to the employment of people with disabilities.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi has called on essential service employees who are taking part in the public service strike to return to work as a matter of urgency.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that whilst government fully understands workers frustrations caused by low salaries, protest actions should be undertaken within the ambit of the law and basic human decency.

Pretoria - The South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) officials have now been deployed to 53 hospitals across the country to provide health care while the public service strike continues.

Pretoria - Government is concerned that it has fallen behind the private sector with regard to the employment of people with disabilities.

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Minister Buyelwa Sonjica is concerned about the impact of climate change in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria - Winterveldt informal settlement, north of Pretoria, will get a major facelift over the next six years that will see the neglected community transformed into a sustainable human settlement.

Pretoria - Government has decided to no longer invest in the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) project, says Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Department of Health is calling on students who have a good academic record but no finances for studies to apply for one of the 123 bursaries it has on offer.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is cracking down on fraudulent birth and death registrations with the Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bill.

Johannesburg - Mentor a young person, visit an old age home, start your own volunteer project this Friday.

Pretoria - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has urged the public to adhere to safety signage and practice responsible driving at level crossings.