South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided, on request of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, to declare a Special Provincial Official Funeral for King Justice Mpondombini Sigcau.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says South Africans who want to travel to Botswana must make the necessary arrangements to get their travel documents, which will allow them to enter Botswana without any hindrance.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa needs to honour its sons and daughters who helped the country attain freedom and democracy.

Pretoria - Inspectors of the provincial Department of Labour in Gauteng are investigating the explosion at Kempton Park’s Oricol factory, which left five people injured, one of them with critical injuries.

Johannesburg – As Chris Hani’s killer battles to get out of prison, hundreds of people gathered in Johannesburg today to mark the 20th commemoration of the late Communist Party leader’s death.

Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says it is working with farmers in the Western Cape and the provincial department to contain the spread of a newly detected strain of bird flu.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs has welcomed the ground-breaking judgment by the Nelspruit Regional Court, which granted a confiscation order against York Timbers (Pty) Ltd.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appealed to South Africans to use Freedom Month to unite the nation towards building a society that is caring, dignified and has a sense of humility and mutual respect for one another.

Mbombela - Doctors and nurses need to get up to speed with new technology to help make the administration of public health more efficient, says Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza.

Johannesburg - The Maize Triangle project unveiled by the Gauteng Provincial Government in 2010 is significantly helping the province to tackle the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality.

Pretoria - The Department of Military Veterans has joined the nation in commemorating late Communist Party leader Chris Hani who was assassinated on 10 April, 20 years ago.

Pretoria - The Presidency says it takes exception to the comments made by University of the Free State Vice-Chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen.

Pretoria - Two new mobile applications (Apps) allowing customers to access their travel information on the go have been launched by South African Airways (SAA).

Mbombela - People living with disability in Mpumalanga are benefitting from the government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

Pretoria – The North West health Department says about 315 provincial health facilities are ready to roll out the new Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) pill to HIV positive patients.