South Africa

Pretoria - Brand South Africa is to host a conversation on national competiveness in Limpopo, on Wednesday.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Belinda Francis Scott spent her Mandela Day scrubbing floors and cooking for the less fortunate children and community of eMaphephetheni at KwaNyuswa in Hillcrest.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on the Passenger Rail Agency (PRASA) and the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) to accelerate the testing into the signalling system between Johannesburg - Naledi and Booysen - New Canada.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo celebrated Mandela Day by spending time with the elderly in Hong Kong, China.

Mvezo – The Mandela family on Saturday expressed gratitude to South Africans and people around the world who came out to support this year’s International Nelson Mandela Day by dedicating their time to worthy causes.

Soweto – Recovering drug addicts and underprivileged young people in Pimville, Soweto, received bicycles which will be used to deliver bread for a bakery.

Mvezo – The dream of former President Nelson Mandela of making education as a powerful weapon to change the world is being kept alive at his own birth place of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, with a state-of-the-art school built in his honour set to be opened next week.

Pretoria - Since former President Nelson Mandela was elected president, South Africa as a country is continuing to transform and make progress, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Deputy Minister Andries Nel.

Cape Town – When Minister in the Presidency responsible for women, Susan Shabangu, arrived at the Ikhwezi Clinic at Lwandle Township, in the Western Cape, on Saturday, she walked into the yard, greeted volunteers, took a paintbrush and helped volunteers to paint the health care centre.

Lenasia - South Africa is where it is today due to the contribution of former President Nelson Mandela and those who fought with him, says Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

Pretoria - On behalf of government and the people of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has wished all Muslims, Eid Mubarak.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development as well as Administration, Buti Manamela, has visited the Modimolle Youth Centre for Excellence to encourage young offenders to develop a culture of reading and learning.

Mvezo – Scores of people have gathered at Mvezo village, the birth place of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela, as the country marks his birthday with a host of activities.

Pietermaritzburg - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has officially unveiled a computer centre with high speed internet connectivity in the rural village of Imbali, outside Pietermaritzburg.

Pretoria - There should be no orphanages because in the culture of Africans it takes a village to raise a child, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.