South Africa

Midrand - Government has set an ambitious target to buy 75% of goods and services from South African producers, says acting President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Midrand - Small Business Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government is ready to partner with small businesses to assist South Africans to benefit from the opportunities available.

Johannesburg – Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has visited the old power station in Orlando, Soweto, where two people died after the building collapsed on them on Wednesday.

Pretoria – The Limpopo provincial government has committed to eradicate poverty, create jobs and reduce inequality.

Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha set a target of growing the provincial economy by 5% by 2019.

Pretoria – The Presidency has announced the new ministerial clusters which have been constituted to improve coordination within government and enhance the delivery of services.

Pretoria – Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Obed Bapela, has condemned the recent initiation deaths, calling for communities to report illegal schools.

Pretoria –The KwaZulu-Natal Plan of Action for the next five years will put the province in line with Vision 2030 to make it a prosperous province, with healthy, secure and skilled people.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has announced the creation of a Chief Directorate on Youth Development in the Premier’s Office to co-ordinate youth development initiatives in the province.

Pretoria – Limpopo police have arrested a 25-year-old man who was allegedly found in possession of human body parts in Xipurapureni, Malamulele.

Pretoria - City Power will increase its tariffs by 7% from 1 July.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the hosting of the 55th International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) at the University of Cape Town from 3 - 13 July.

Pretoria – Cabinet says it has made key decisions related to climate change programmes.

Pretoria – Cabinet will focus on interventions aimed at changing the lives of young people and those that will transform the country.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the findings of the 2013 General Household Survey, which was recently released by Statistics South Africa.