South Africa

Pretoria – A partnership between the Department of Labour and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has created 21 234 new jobs.

Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says her department will, together with other role players, convene a labour relations indaba, where the future of collective bargaining and social dialogue, among others, will be discussed.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says Madiba’s doctors are doing everything they can to ensure the former statesman is comfortable.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) is currently working on wage negotiations with recognised labour unions, contrary to media reports that strike action is on the horizon, said the airline.

Pretoria – Former President Nelson Mandela’s condition has deteriorated, with the Presidency saying he is now in a critical condition.

Pretoria – Government has recommitted itself to a clean, accountable public service on Public Service Day, says Minister of Public Service and Administration, Lindiwe Sisulu.

Pretoria - Artists need to stand up and register as businesses and brands in order to change their lives for the better, says Creative Industry Task Team member and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Manager, Dr Romeo Qetsimani.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government joined residents who came out in large numbers to witness the fourth leg of the 2013 KZN Winter Air Tour.

Pretoria –When Stoni Madlala moved to Lotus Park in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg in 1995 the place was peaceful and residents lived in harmony.

Pretoria – Government has recommitted itself to a clean, accountable public service on Public Service Day, says Minister of Public Service and Administration, Lindiwe Sisulu.

By Thabisile Khoza

Mbombela - Forty Mpumalanga police officers have learned to use sign language in order to service hearing impaired people and open case dockets, among other things.

Pretoria – Government has commenced a public consultation process where citizens can submit their inputs on strategies and plans aimed at improving policing, holistically, through the Green Paper on Policing.

Pretoria – The Presidency says Nelson Mandela’s doctors are satisfied that the former President suffered no harm when the military ambulance transporting him to hospital had an engine problem.

Durban – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says government is working hard to bring about a radical shift in mind sets and behaviours in its response to HIV/Aids.

Mthatha - As millions of people around the world prepare to honour former President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on 18 July, the area around his birth place has been turned into a construction site, with projects currently underway expected to boost the local economy.