South Africa

Thohoyandou - A bricklaying cooperative belonging to women near Thohoyandou in Limpopo has received a cash injection of R100 000 from government.

Pretoria – The Department of Military Veterans says it is to establish an umbrella body to unite all military veterans associations.

Pretoria – Security at all correctional services facilities has been improved with staff now required to wear identification cards to access centres.

Pretoria – A service delivery workshop in the North West is expected to track the progress made by the three spheres of government in the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP).

Pretoria - There has been minimum disturbance at South African Airways (SAA) and South African Airways Technical (SAAT) following strike action, says the national carrier.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday host his Săo Tomé and Príncipe counterpart, Manuel Pinto Da Costa, who will be in the country for a two-day state visit aimed at revitalising diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Cape Town – Community members, particularly parents, have a vital role to play in helping police and other departments tackle gangs and drugs by helping to ensure that they know the whereabouts of their children, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa told community members on Tuesday.

Johannesburg – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the government is, through the National Development Plan (NDP), doing all it can to mitigate challenges that hamper growth in the mining sector.

Johannesburg – The government has no intention of micro-managing the mining industry.

Pretoria - The Minister of Public Service and Administration, Lindiwe Sisulu, and union leaders will on Thursday launch the Public Service Charter.

Pretoria – The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices increased by 3.0 percent during the second quarter of 2013, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced.

The role of agriculture as a catalyst for job creation and development is outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP), the country’s road map to the elimination of poverty and reduction of inequality.

Pretoria – The South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has established through independent research that e-tolls will have a minimal effect on the price of food, goods and services.

Pretoria – The Department of Military Veterans has agreed to put measures in place to prevent fraud and criminality in the verification of military veterans as part of creating a credible database.

Pretoria – The City of Ekurhuleni has condemned Monday’s attack on its main office building in Germiston, in which 60 protestors were arrested.