South Africa

Pretoria - The Free State's unemployed youth with a tertiary qualification will now be given a chance to gain practical skills in various fields.

Kriel – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has marked National Water Week by unveiling the Komati Water Scheme Augmentation Project (KWSAP), which has been designed to resolve the water supply problems to Eskom's Duvha and Matla power stations in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says there has been a “strategic breakthrough” in the case of Professor Cyril Karabus.

Durban - To fight substance abuse, there must be harmonisation of all laws and policies that govern alcohol across South Africa - laws that deal with production, sales, distribution, marketing, consumption and taxation should become applicable across all provinces and municipalities.

Cape Town - Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane rejected any insinuations that corruption threatened to turn South Africa into a "dysfunctional state."

Pretoria - The Department of Transport has dismissed an email stating that a 21-day grace period which applies to the renewal of motor vehicle licenses has been done away with.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has appointed a technical team comprising senior officials under the leadership of the director-general, to develop a problem analysis and draft an intervention plan for the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Defence has called for stronger partnerships in the sector in order to build a competitive, world class South African defence industry.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma said that South Africa's recent invite to join the economic grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICS) has augured well for the country.

Polokwane - The Limpopo Department of Local Government and Housing has launched a housing database in an attempt to turnaround the backlog of housing delivery in the province

Pretoria - While appropriate social security provisioning plays a critical role in addressing the basic needs of the poor, it is only meant to be a temporary measure.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says investing in the country’s youth and paying particular attention to their skills development is one way of helping the country stay on course to achieving economic growth in the future.

Johannesburg - Ekurhuleni Mayor Ntombi Mekgwe has urged residents to use peaceful means when raising their service delivery grievances.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Health and Social Development Department will mark World TB Day tomorrow.

Parliament - The Department of Home Affairs is considering setting up a structured approach to effectively manage migration across the country's 72 ports of entry.