South Africa

Pretoria – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that his department will this year establish the Institute for Regulatory Science.

Pretoria – The Department of Health will next week launch a new contraceptive programme in clinics, adding to the current birth control methods used by women to prevent pregnancy.

Pretoria - National carrier South African Airways (SAA) this month celebrates its 80th year of gracing the global skies.

Pretoria – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says when he took office in 2009, HIV and Aids had changed the face of the country and had been placed at the top of the list of the burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa by Lancet.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says he is satisfied with what government has achieved in the past 20 years but accepts that some people will complain about the level of service delivery in some parts of the country.

Cape Town – Communications Minister Yunus Carrim says he is awaiting legal advice from the chief law state advisor before he can make public pronouncements or act on the Public Protector’s report on the SABC.

Pretoria – Government will, under the National Health Insurance (NHI), build a minimum of 213 new clinics across the country within the next five years.

Pretoria - The current wave of the so-called service delivery protests are reversing government’s success record for service delivery, says Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements, Ntombi Mekgwe.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana defender Thabo Nthete says he can’t wait for the much-anticipated clash against five-time world champions Brazil next month.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Lechesa Tsenoli and his Palestinian counterpart Saed Al Koni have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will see the two countries deepen their working relationship.

Pretoria - The burning of a councillor’s house in uMdoni has been condemned by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Nomusa Dube-Ncube.

Pretoria – The new Sol Plaatjie University in the Northern Cape opened its doors for the first time for learning on Monday.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission, Trevor Manuel, has inaugurated the new Statistics Council that will serve for a period of three years.

Pretoria - The Presidency says the report by Sunday Times, quoting unnamed sources claiming the possibility of two Deputy Presidents of the Republic, is incorrect.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences on the passing of Professor Mbulelo Visikhungo Mzamane.