South Africa

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.

Pretoria – The Limpopo Health and Social Development MEC, Dr Norman Mabasa, says Operation Clean-Up at Matlala Hospital will help the institution to improve its health systems.

Pretoria – Government, trade unions, business and civic leaders need to take bold steps to resolve unrest in the mining sector to reduce the impact on the economy.

Pretoria – The series of events lined up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) is expected to provide a platform to promote social cohesion, build a common identity and a sense of belonging for all people of the continent.

Pretoria – The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will from Friday facilitate negotiations between Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the government and unions over mitigating job cuts.

Cape Town – Government and big business are joining hands to improve service delivery, with a major announcement of capacity-building partnerships between business and municipalities expected to be made in August.