South Africa

Johannesburg – The new Natalspruit Hospital, which recently opened its doors, is set to be the future of Gauteng health.

Pretoria - The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has called on Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) to submit information about their businesses.

Soweto – Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lusufi, has announced that from next month his department will open a new school every week, until the end of the year.

Johannesburg - The former Miss SA Teen, Masechaba Dlengezele, is amongst the first batch of South African students sent-off on a scholarship to study in Japan.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform has urged the Land Claims Commission to fast-track the implementation of plans to increase the number of lodgement centres, including the roll out of mobile lodgement centres in deep rural areas.

Pretoria - The commission of inquiry investigating the deaths of seven people who died while building a house in Meyersdal, south of Johannesburg, recently will start on 29 October.

Pretoria - Land tenure reform will take centre stage at a three-day National Land Tenure Summit in Johannesburg next week.

Pretoria – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has congratulated Webhelp SA on the launch of their Johannesburg Contact Centre, which has created 200 jobs.

Pretoria - The annual Mandela Day Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, has surpassed all expectations by registering over 10 000 athletes.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, will on Friday visit Bulwer in KwaZulu-Natal to address the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the area.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour’s public hearings into the building sector and establishing a sectoral determination (SD) will come to an end on Friday.

Muldersdrift – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working hard to build an economy that is able to generate jobs, while improving export competitiveness.

Pretoria - In an effort to boost the number of medical doctors in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health has awarded 145 bursaries to youngsters to study medicine in Cuba.

Johannesburg – Women from around Gauteng on Wednesday gathered in Newtown to share their hopes with the province’s first citizen on how government can improve their lives and strengthen gender equality.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has hosted its first ever Audit Improvement Reporting Session for mayors, municipal managers and chairpersons of Municipal Public Account Committees (MPAC).