Pretoria - The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has extended by 21 days the deadline for submissions to determine guideline tariffs for medical and dental services.
Pretoria - The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will embark on its Provincial Week where it will interact with all the nine provinces to assess service delivery measures.
Bushbuckridge - The communities of Mashishing, formerly Lydenburg, and Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga will learn about their rights as consumers at special workshops hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry this week.
Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has urged South Africans to use Heritage Month to deepen the country's humanity and unity like they displayed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria - A team of experts is expected to assess the extent of acid mine drainage in the country and report back to an inter-ministerial committee appointed by Minister of Water Affairs Bulelwa Sonjica.
Pretoria - An outbreak of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been confirmed in an area of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo.
Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department is offering free tuition to candidates registered for the 2012/2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC) supplementary exams to assist them in passing their exams.
Islamabad - The lives of millions of Pakistan's flood victims have been threatened by the outbreak epidemic diseases resulting from the worst floods in the country's history.
Musina - Nearly 300 homes in the Limpopo border town of Musina will benefit from the second phase of a R2.1 million electrification project which started on Friday.
Pretoria - The Western Cape Education Department has appealed to parents and caregivers to continue sending their children to school, despite today's industrial action by teachers.
Durban - The Royal Reed Dance ceremony, a traditional event where Zulu maidens gather at King Goodwill Zwelithini's residence and perform a special dance for him, has attracted interest from international tourists and media wishing to attend.
Pretoria - The 30th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) closed on Tuesday with an affirmation to consolidate timelines for the establishment of the Free Trade Area (FTA) and speeding up preparations towards a Customs Union.
Pretoria - Academic activities at the Mmabatho Nursing College are expected to resume on Monday after being shut down for a month due to students' failure to return to the classes.
Johannesburg - Education authorities have moved to contain the impact of the crippling strike action by teachers with the Gauteng Department of Education on Wednesday calling on members of the community to volunteer their time to help learners.
Pretoria - About 95 percent of the 283 municipalities in the country have in the past six months developed municipal turnaround strategies and are now in the process of ensuring alignment with the integrated development plans.
