South Africa

Pretoria – Achievements brought by democracy should not be taken for granted, says Ekurhuleni Mayor Mondli Gungubele.

Cape Town - Government is confident that negotiations regarding the Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) for public servants will be concluded on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned the violent protests and strikes that have swept the country in recent weeks, saying that law enforcement agencies will act against those who act outside the law.

Johannesburg - Southern African states need to intensify their cooperation to curb escalating cross border related crimes, says South African Police Services National Commissioner, Bheki Cele.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished the world champion Springbok Rugby Team well, in their second Tri-Nations match on Saturday.

Hammanskraal - The Public Service Week (PSW), launched on Monday, will be used as a fundamental instrument to facilitate access to services by the general public.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi said corruption was an obstacle to good service delivery and would be one of the priorities for his department in the next five years.

Pretoria - A Ministerial Task Team, established to look into government expenditure in the context of the current economic meltdown, will also look into the purchase of vehicles by Political Office Bearers.

Pretoria - The Presidency's Chief Operations Officer, Trevor Fowler, is to leave the Presidency at the end of August to pursue his career in engineering.

Pretoria - The South African population has increased from 45.6 million in July 2002 to 48.7 million in July last year, according to the General Household Survey for 2008.

Pietermaritzburg - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health will this financial year ensure that more HIV exposed infants receive Anti-retroviral Treatment (ARVs) for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT).

Pretoria - The Producer Price Index (PPI), the prices of goods leaving factories and mines, dropped to 4.1 percent year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Thursday.

Pietermaritzburg - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has increased its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) budget by 15 percent ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - In a further effort to combat child mortality in South Africa, the Department of Health is to roll-out three new vaccines in August.

Thohoyandou – Limpopo Health MEC Dr Norman Mabasa says efforts need to be increased to improve the cure rate for tuberculosis in the province.