South Africa

Pretoria - Government does not intend to scrap the nine provinces altogether, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi clarified on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Economic Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu has launched a food security project in Moloto.

Pretoria - Former Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Sicelo Shiceka, will be laid to rest in Midrand, Johannesburg, next Saturday, his family announced on Thursday.

Cape Town - Government wants to create more than 1.5 million job opportunities in the next two years through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) which officials say has proved effective in the fight against poverty.

Pretoria - The Copyright Review Commission, appointed to review concerns raised by the music industry regarding the collection and distribution of royalties to artists, has completed and presented its report to Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies.

The improvement of service delivery remains government's top priority, says President Jacob Zuma.

President Jacob Zuma says infrastructure remains critical to South Africa's development goals adding that it is an essential component of service delivery.

Cape Town - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is to re-register the more than 15 million social grant beneficiaries in the country, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced on Tuesday.

Cape Town - Smallholder farmers turning once fallow land in the former homelands into farmland have propelled the agricultural sector which has seen a three percent growth in jobs - overcoming years of decline.

Pretoria - Over 70% of people aged between seven and 24 are attending educational institutions within South Africa, a slightly lower figure than in previous years, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has called on the international community to include road safety as part of the global development agenda.

Pretoria - Mosotho Moepya has been appointed the new Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the Commission's Chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula announced on Tuesday.

Stakeholders in higher education have until Monday to submit comments on the Green Paper for Post-School Education and Training released three months ago by the Higher Education and Training Department.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie has undertaken to speed up the setting up of a centralised mechanism structure to better manage and coordinate disciplinary cases across government departments.

Skukuza - The Kruger National Park has urged 204 striking rangers to return to work.