South Africa

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation says all dams and systems have benefitted from the good rains over the past week, with a number of dams reaching above 100%.

Cape Town - Basic Education Director General Mathanzima Mweli says the department is addressing concerns raised by the Auditor General on the department’s Kha Ri Gude programme.

Pretoria - South Africa and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in five key areas including politics, the economy and trade as well as people-to-people exchanges.

Pretoria – The 3rd Annual Mandela Remembrance Walk is open for registration and members of the public, who want to join in, can register for free before the closing date on 2 December 2016.

Pretoria - The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has raised R100 million to support the studies of almost 2 500 missing middle students.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says cooperation between South Africa and China is leading to new development opportunities for the African continent.

Pretoria - As part of commemorating the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, a Sexual Offences Court will be launched in Sekgosese, Limpopo, this week.

Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department has warned learners against holding what is known as “pens down” parties around this time of year.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has welcomed the increase in jobs created in the province between July and September.

Pretoria - Eskom has welcomed the publishing of the country’s energy and electricity plans for public comment.

Pretoria - Gauteng police have confirmed that a body of a toddler was found upstream in Jukskei River on Tuesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will be back in the National Assembly this afternoon to give oral replies.

Pretoria – This year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign will be taking a new approach which will see government participating in a series of dialogues with community members.

Pretoria - Employment increased in the third quarter of 2016 by 288 000 to 15.8 million people being employed, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Johannesburg – The first national CD4/viral load monitoring dashboard has been launched in South Africa to help doctors and nurses keep a close eye on the health of HIV/Aids patients and reduce fatalities caused by illnesses linked to the epidemic.