South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development says it has started a project to collect more data on disability in the country.

Johannesburg - The Police Ministry has recommitted to increasing support for officers who live to serve the nation.

Johannesburg – There are a lot of good policemen that will not give up until justice is done and criminals are locked behind bars.

Johannesburg - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched National Sex Worker HIV Plan is about citizens’ rights and affirming the equal worth of every citizen.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe has called on South Africans to make a conscious view to protect and solidify institutions of democracy.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it has noted reports relating to the citizenship status of Polish immigrant Janusz Walus who was convicted for the murder of Chris Hani, the former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP).

Davos - The 2016 World Communication Forum (WCF) was a resounding success with the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - agreeing to establish a BRICS Communicators Forum.

Pretoria – The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) has expressed disappointment with an article carried in the last Sunday Times paper on standardisation.

Pretoria – Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi says one of the biggest challenges facing government is in the area of communication.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized narcotics with an estimated R21 million street value, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina has called on government and academia to join forces in identifying sustainable development models for reindustrialisation and economic growth.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government will consider the location of the Disability Unit within the Presidency.

Pretoria – Vantage Goldfields CEO, Mike McChesney, is optimistic about a new plan aimed at recovering a container, with its three occupants, trapped underground at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has welcomed the new press club, saying it will play an invaluable role in advancing media in South Africa.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wrapped up her visit to the Eastern Cape, where she met with stakeholders in the school system.