South Africa

Pretoria - Government is on a drive to market the Office of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Judge.

Pretoria - Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the department will this year implement the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP) to provide additional support to Grade 12 learners in 460 township schools.

Pretoria – The R5 billion Bokpoort concentrated solar plant (CSP) has officially been launched in Groblershoop, Northern Cape.

Johannesburg- Investors are still confident in South Africa as an investment destination, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday.

Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says the Abalobi social media application has grown to include important stakeholders who are driven to address challenges facing small-scale fishers.

Pretoria - South Africa has on Commonwealth Day, called on Commonwealth countries around the world, to promote its values and principles.

Pretoria - Three members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature have joined the women attending the 60th Commission on the Status of Women taking place in New York, this week.

Pretoria – Smallholder farmers affected by the drought in Tshwane, have received a helping hand from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to sustain their farms.

Pretoria – The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has set aside R20 million to compensate those who were injured when two passenger trains collided at Denver Station last year.

Pretoria - Today marks the start of Anti-Racism Week during which South Africans are encouraged to take on racism by learning about it, talking about it, speaking out against it and acting to stop it.

Cape Town – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the cost of private health care in South Africa needs to be regulated to improve access for the majority of South Africans.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu says the #FillupMosesMabhidaStadium campaign will mobilise South Africans to be part of national Human Rights Day.

Pretoria - Delegates at the Disability Rights Summit have committed to taking individual and collective responsibility to ensure that the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is successfully implemented.

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development says it has started a project to collect more data on disability in the country.

Johannesburg - The Police Ministry has recommitted to increasing support for officers who live to serve the nation.