South Africa

Pretoria – Government has stepped up its efforts to fight Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons and mines by using GeneXpert technology which detects TB within hours.

Pretoria - The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have entered into a collaboration agreement on sanitation innovation solutions for South Africa.

Pretoria - The first 5 000 houses in Mamelodi, which were hit by the massive hailstorm last year in November, will be repaired soon, the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and the City of Tshwane announced on Monday.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has called on drivers involved in scholar transport to value the lives of their passengers and drive with extreme caution.

Pretoria – The South African Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has met with her Vietnamese counterpart, Dr Bui Cach Tuyen, to thrash out ways to bolster cooperation in controlling illegal wildlife trade.

Sekhukhune – Walking long distances through thorny bushes in order to access clean water will soon be a thing of the past for thousands of people residing in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo, thanks to the opening of the De Hoop Dam.

Pretoria – Infrastructure such as the De Hoop Dam in Limpopo, is changing the lives of South Africans positively and in the most meaningful ways, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – Tuberculosis in the mines is expected to be the focus of this year’s World TB Day in Fochville.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane says it will start with the construction of the A Re Yeng bus lanes around Church Square on Monday.

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development will on Tuesday launch a 24-hour call centre to provide support and counselling to victims of gender-based violence.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will lead a South African delegation to the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), scheduled for 24 - 25 March in The Hague.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile has announced the Interim Committee for the South African Creative Industries Federation.

Pretoria - The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has strongly condemned the recent spate of gender-based violence incidents against children, regardless of the perpetrators being minors or older persons.

Pretoria - The North West provincial government will spend R84.25 million on Emergency Medical Rescue Service (EMRS) Satellite Stations and a new planned patient transport model, Premier Thandi Modise has announced.

Pretoria - Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande will next Tuesday convene a summit on issues that continue to pose a significant challenge to the functioning of Walter Sisulu University (WSU).