South Africa

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi reaffirmed government's commitment in the fight against TB as he unveiled the new TB testing equipment, GeneXpert.

Bushbuckridge - The Mpumalanga Department of Education has set up a team to investigate the cause of a fire at the Lesedi Primary School, which left pupils without classrooms.

Cape Town - Western Cape Community Safety MEC Lennit Max has called for calm after a member of the Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF) was gunned down at the weekend.

Pretoria – More than 1 000 military veterans in Pretoria had turned-up on Friday to update their status and to receive their healthcare cards from the Department of Military of Veterans.

Johannesburg - The African continent must develop ways through which Africans abroad and African Diaspora structures will be able to support the African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).

Pretoria - The Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has written a letter to the United Nations requesting it to investigate the manner in which Caster Semenya has been treated.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Local Government MEC Humphrey Mmemezi says the province's municipalities were "doing very well" in delivering services their communities.

Johannesburg - Deputy Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday emphasised the importance of properly managing the international migration of people into the country.

Pretoria - North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike has attributed the improvement of over 20 percent in the provincial TB cure rate to Directly Observed Therapy (DOT).

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept rates unchanged at 5.5 percent per annum in line with market expectation.

Johannesburg - Despite the harsh economic climate, Airports Company South Africa has posted improved revenue from last year's R2.8 billion to R3.2 billion.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni has defended an almost 100 percent hike in the price South Africans will have to pay for a passport, saying the increase was necessary given the new security features on passports.

Pretoria - South Africa has recorded its seventh H1N1 Influenza death.

Pretoria - The number of municipalities across the country will drop after the upcoming 18 May local government elections, says acting Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Nathi Mthethwa.

Thokoza - Government is aware of the living conditions in the Thokoza area and will do everything in its power to improve the plight of the people living there, says Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale.