South Africa

Johannesburg - As part of Public Service Month, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will this morning launch the Maponya Thusong Service Centre at the Maponya Mall, in Soweto.

Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has warned the military in Lesotho that South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) nor the African Union (AU) will tolerate the unconstitutional take-over of their neighbouring mountain kingdom.

Thohoyandou – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi was honoured for her leadership role in government, politics and within the Black Management Forum (BMF).

Pretoria - A Tshwane businesswoman has challenged women in leadership positions to act as a channel of uplifting other women who are less fortunate by creating opportunities for employment.

East London – Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have called for more investment in ICT in rural areas, to help speed up the spread of knowledge about technology in the remote parts of the country.

Pretoria – The prices of petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin and Liquefied Petroleum Gas will decrease next Wednesday, providing much-needed relief for motorists.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has congratulated women who have won awards this month in fields previously regarded as men's disciplines including science, water, sports, business and farming.

Johannesburg – Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Mduduzi Manana, has urged students to live a healthy life by getting tested and knowing their HIV status.

Johannesburg - A Book Bus will be travelling to six provinces to promote reading and writing as part of the National Book Week initiative, says Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

Pretoria - Ekurhuleni MMC for Health and Social Development, Makhosazana Maluleka, has on behalf of the metropolitan municipality received a memorandum of demands from Tembisa residents who embarked on a protest on Friday.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it is studying the South Gauteng High Court judgement on the detention of illegal foreigners at the Lindela Deportation Facility.

Pretoria – Government has reported that no new cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been reported or confirmed in South Africa or in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region.<

Pretoria – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is studying the judgement ruling that all those soldiers who were placed on special leave for taking part in a march to the Union Buildings in August 2009 be reinstated.

Cape Town – The ad hoc Committee, established to consider President Jacob Zuma’s response to Parliament over security upgrades to his Nkandla home, has been postponed for MPs to get clarity on the committee’s terms of reference.

Pretoria - The Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel and Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will on Friday launch an initiative that is expected to bring development to the area of Diepsloot and create 50 000 permanent jobs.