South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has paid almost R1 billion in financial compensation to land claimants in the last financial year.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called for swift justice following the death of 27 initiates in Mpumalanga.

Cape Town – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says South Africa’s plans for a water-secure future are in place, and has called on all South Africans to play their part in conserving water.

Pretoria – “Yes to family planning and no to illegal, unsafe abortions” -- this was the theme used during a march against illegal abortions in the North West province.

In the 1980’s South Africa was a country on the verge of implosion. Opposition to the apartheid state was at its peak, a groundswell of popular resistance had emerged and pressure was brought to bear from within and outside the country. Sensing that it was losing its grip on power, the apartheid government declared a State of Emergency that lasted for much of the 1980’s.

Pretoria – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says a lot still needs to be done to absorb job seekers into the labour force.

Pretoria – Efforts by the Gauteng Health Department to improve the quality of health for all South Africans have yielded positive results in the fourth quarter of the last financial year.

Durban – A total of 850 direct jobs (including 600 students from the Durban University of Technology) and 5 000 indirect jobs were created due to Indaba over 11 days.

Pietermaritzburg – The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature has rejected as “false” media reports that the Legislature intends to spend a whopping R9 million on revamping the office of the Speaker.

Pretoria – Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) on Monday confirmed the appointment of Bongani Maseko and Maureen Manyama-Matome as Managing Director and Financial Director respectively.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has granted a license for Eskom’s Sere wind farm, the parastatal said on Monday.

Pretoria - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga will on Wednesday open the newly completed Nobantu Primary School at Mthatha district in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department has urged all parents who have not yet registered their children for the 2014 academic year to do so before the closing date tomorrow.

Pretoria - Government is to pass a law that will give effect to a single public service, creating a uniform body of public servants throughout the three spheres of government.

Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach, Gordon Igesund is aiming to stick to his offensive strategy to collect maximum points in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia next month.