South Africa

Pretoria – Birthday wishes are continuing to pour in for former President Nelson Mandela who is marking his 95th birthday today.

Pretoria - Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will celebrate former President Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday on Thursday by giving back to 20 communities in and around its airports.

Pretoria – Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the process of recruiting a CEO for Pholosong Hospital is well underway, and is expected to be completed by end of next month.

Pretoria - The Drug Watch initiative has led to 7 774 arrests during continued operations in the Gauteng province, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced.

Pretoria – The North West government has lined up a series of service delivery activities across the province, as part of celebrating the 67 years of community service rendered by the former President and world icon, Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed the life sentences handed to the four men who murdered 36-year-old Sergeant Macasio Madyene.

Pretoria – Police Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, has urged Gun Free South Africa and other role-players in the industry to cooperate fully with the Committee of Inquiry which focuses on allegations that certain firearm dealers are selling firearm competency certificates and licences.

Pretoria – South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies says the country is eager to strengthen its investment partnership with the European Union (EU), despite the fact that there are some issues that need further discussion.

Springs – Watching your sick child lying helplessly in a hospital is not easy for any mother - let alone having to spend nights on a hard, unsympathetic hospital bench.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ina Cronjé has called on university students to improve their spending habits to avoid entering the labour market deep in debt.

Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says there is nothing more important than the responsibility of providing education to all children, with the aim of optimally developing their latent talents.

Pretoria - The former Deputy Minister of Social Development, Jean Swanson-Jacobs’s funeral has been declared a special official funeral, by President Jacob Zuma.

Rustenburg - Officials from the North West Health Department will spend 67 minutes with children and elderly people to celebrate former President Nelson Mandela's birthday on Thurs

Pretoria – Government’s efforts to assist smallholder farmers to access markets are starting to bear fruit.

Johannesburg – Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says African countries must work towards cutting the regulatory red tape that makes it difficult for the continent’s states to trade amongst each other.