South Africa

Parliament - President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday paid tribute to the late former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Dirk du Toit.

Port Elizabeth - Free tickets to the Nelson Mandela Stadium Open Day on Sunday have been snapped up in record time, says the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on Monday.

Parliament - Government is determined to build proper human settlements that include houses as well as social amenities such as recreational facilities.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda on Monday met with the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to receive a briefing on the recent developments at the SABC.

Parliament - President Jacob Zuma has urged the public to support Bafana Bafana and the Springboks in their upcoming tournaments.

Parliament - Government plans to create about 500 000 job opportunities between now and December.

Cape Town - In order to initiate the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, an urgent rehabilitation of public hospitals will be undertaken through Public-Private Partnerships.

Klerksdorp - The North West Provincial Government is committed to working together with youth organisations to overcome challenges affecting the sector.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma is to meet school principals to share government's vision on the revival of the country's education system.

Pretoria - Although its parent company is in the process of rebuilding itself under a court supervised process, General Motors (GM) South Africa will not be affected by the move, says its president and managing director Steve Koch.

Parliament - Government is to put in place a comprehensive rural development strategy linked to land and agragrian reform and food security.

Pretoria - Mining Minister Susan Shabangu is expected to visit the Harmony Gold mine, where 36 suspected illegal miners died at the weekend.

Parliament - President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address has received mixed reaction from political party leaders and organisations.

Pretoria - South African national flags are to be flown at half-mast from Thursday to mark the death of former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, Advocate Dirk Cornelius du Toit.

Pretoria - The Department of Defence is currently selecting school learners who had applied to take part in the department's Military Skills Development System (MSDS).