South Africa

The tourism industry is expected to grow in Mkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, following a decision by the provincial government to upgrade Mkhuze Airport.

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has urged all South Africans to consider listing themselves as organ donors.

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has resumed the process of verifying the application status of low-cost housing and registering new applicants.

South Africa will conduct a TB Prevalence Survey to establish the true burden of the disease and ultimately strengthen TB control in the country.

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed a decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss a challenge to the State’s scrap metal export rules.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reported another case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8, which has been detected in a commercial layer farm in Mpumalanga.

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Team South Africa, which won six medals during the IAAF World Championships.

Youth from 18 African countries working in the field of conservation and protection of biodiversity are attending the first Global Youth in Biodiversity Network (GYBN) in Africa workshop in Muldersdrift, Gauteng.

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has encouraged service providers who want to do business with government to adhere to all relevant policies.

As the case to legalise dagga is being heard at the North Gauteng Court, Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has urged more Gauteng residents to join the picket against the legalisation, use and possession of dagga.

The EXCO Lekgotla of North West has acknowledged progress registered in water and sanitation projects that have been rolled out across the province.

Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to clear the air on malicious allegations levelled against her in the media space when she briefs the Portfolio Committee on the fourth quarter performance report on Tuesday.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and SADC executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax have cautioned that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration will remain theory unless member-states start to implement concrete plans to move together as one region.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched the second edition publication that documents some of the region's major successes.

A joint skills, training and economic opportunity programme in the Western Cape is expected to help abused women break the cycle of economic dependence from their abusers.