South Africa

Pretoria - Events to mark Mandela Day have kicked off around the world, and momentum is building towards the big event on Saturday.

Port Shepstone - A newly opened Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR)-TB centre on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast is set to benefit patients in this area.

Durban - The Heal the World Media Organisation (HTWMO) has partnered with the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to celebrate Mandela Day on Saturday by helping six needy families for 67 minutes.

Pretoria - The South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) National Ceremonial Guard Band marked Mandela Day on Friday by treating members of the public to a special performance in Church Square.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has issued a stern warning to health professionals who are indifferent to the suffering of their patients.

Cape Town – Government has begun a process that will require all people doing business in South Africa, including all foreigners legally able to run a business in the country, to register their business activities.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has issued a stern warning to health professionals who are indifferent to the suffering of their patients.

Pretoria - The Department of Health has said it will be closely monitoring the possible spread of H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, among learners as schools re-open on Monday.

Alice - Hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers have marked Mandela Day by painting the walls of an impoverished high school in Alice in the Eastern Cape.

Johannesburg - Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Hlengiwe Mkhize has encouraged the Diepsloot community, north of Johannesburg not to despair as government is aware of their difficulties.

Pretoria - The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) is to finalise a Male Circumcision Policy to articulate the role of circumcision in the context of men's sexual health.

Nkandla - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government launched the One Home One Garden campaign to help to fight hunger and poverty in the province as part of Mandela Day.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has urged the international community to emulate the heroism of Madiba, who moved mountains to promote humanity.

Johannesburg - Prisoners from the Leeuwkop Prison in Johannesburg have urged criminals to stop terrorising communities on Mandela Day as a sign of respect for the former President.

Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has requested the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to send a team of election observers to monitor the upcoming elections in South Africa