South Africa

Johannesburg - At least 116 people have been arrested in an operation to rid the community of Eldorado Park of drugs and substance related crimes.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April remained unchanged at 5.9% year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday published on its website a provincial analysis and thematic maps, which indicate the registration rate in every ward of the country’s 234 municipalities.

Pretoria – The various ministers of international relations from African countries will meet today at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit taking place later this week.

Pretoria – The Limpopo Health and Social Development MEC, Dr Norman Mabasa, says Operation Clean-Up at Matlala Hospital will help the institution to improve its health systems.

Pretoria – Government, trade unions, business and civic leaders need to take bold steps to resolve unrest in the mining sector to reduce the impact on the economy.

Pretoria – The series of events lined up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) is expected to provide a platform to promote social cohesion, build a common identity and a sense of belonging for all people of the continent.

Pretoria – The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will from Friday facilitate negotiations between Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the government and unions over mitigating job cuts.

Cape Town – Government and big business are joining hands to improve service delivery, with a major announcement of capacity-building partnerships between business and municipalities expected to be made in August.

Pretoria - The best mechanism to build confidence between people and the municipalities that serve them is to accelerate service delivery, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Richard Baloyi told the National Assembly while delivering his Budget Vote Speech on Tuesday.

Cape Town – South Africa is ready to rollout Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) with the digital broadcasting network currently reaching more than 80% of South Africans, the Minister of Communications Dina Pule said.

Pretoria – The days of pregnant women delivering their babies at home are soon to be a thing of the past in the North West province, thanks to the procurement of obstetric ambulances to ensure that women deliver at health care facilities.

Mbombela - Nearly R500 million has been set aside to feed pupils who attend schools in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike says they are ready to implement the plan to re-engineer primary health care (PHC) in the province at districts and sub-districts.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga Education Department has set aside more than R450 million of its R14.8 billion to buy textbooks and stationery.