South Africa

Cape Town – Government has for the first time since 1994 passed the 3-million mark in providing houses and housing opportunities in South Africa.

Pretoria – Transport Minister Ben Martins has asked the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to approve the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill to enable the state to charge motorists for using the freeways.

Cape Town – Government had demonstrated its transparency and responsiveness in addressing the events around the landing last month of a chartered Jet Airways airplane at Waterkloof Air Force Base, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said today.

Pretoria – North West police say they will continue to keep an eye on Marikana, near Rustenburg, following a successful raid over the weekend.

Pretoria – Following public consultation on the Draft Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, a revised bill is expected to be tabled before Cabinet for its consideration ahead of a presentation to the National Assembly.

Pretoria - Government has discouraged residents of Kleinfontein from lobbying to declare the area as independent.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has announced that all schools will now offer an African language to all learners from Grades R to 9.

Pretoria – The National Council against Gender-Based Violence has completed its Annual Action Plan and will be engaging with communities across the country to popularise the plan.

Cape Town – Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the new school for public servants, which will be launched in October this year, will boost the public sector’s performance.

Cape Town – The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, wants to discuss what she described as the adversarial nature of industrial relations as well as explore ways of arresting the potential threat to the system of collective bargaining with the labour movement.

Pretoria - The Department of Transport says it has taken note of the stance by the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) regarding its criticism of the Gauteng e-tolling system project.

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.