South Africa

Pretoria- Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Training, Mduduza Manana, says government has made a commitment to providing quality education to all learners and students.

East London - Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi, says South Africa needs a strategy to iron out the challenges facing both community and commercial media.

Johannesburg – A number of interventions have been put in place to ensure that Gauteng residents, who have been without water for almost two weeks, have access to water points until water supplies return to normal.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education says it has accepted an apology from the Road Forum and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) for disrupting schools in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces respectively.

Pretoria – Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Michael Masutha, says the incarceration of inmates within a safe, secure and human environment is a non-negotiable for the department.

Pretoria – South Africa and Cuba on Friday signed amendments to the Agreement on the Economic Assistance, which will stimulate bilateral trade, among other things.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent his well wishes to Winnie Madikizela Mandela who is celebrating her 78th birthday today.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, will this afternoon officially open the Gauteng Transport Commission (GTC) offices in Bedfordview.

East London - The community media sectoral Imbizo, led by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi, is currently underway at the East London Golf Club, in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture is on Friday hosting an event to celebrate International Translation Day.

Pretoria - The North West High Court on Thursday dismissed Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (NMMDM) application for the court to interdict the provincial government from appointing an Administrator.

Pretoria - Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has invited the public to give their inputs on ways to mitigate shark attacks in Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says finding a replacement for the former Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) was slightly delayed as the Presidency had to find the right person for the job, and SARS was not in any crisis during the processes.

Pretoria - Following water interruptions in some areas of Gauteng, Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will be meeting with the entire Board, the Chief Executive Officer and other senior officials of Rand Water this evening.

Pretoria - The Department of Health has made an urgent call to the country’s private sector to donate to the Ebola Response Fund to assist the countries affected by the virus.