South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this afternoon host his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping at the Union Buildings for a State visit.

Pretoria – Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini says farming should be presented as a viable career option so that youth can take up the many opportunities that exist.

Johannesburg – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says there are plenty of opportunities for the private sector to partner with state-owned companies.

Johannesburg - Officials on Tuesday took to the bustling township of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, to teach the residents about child safety and where to get help.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa has made tremendous progress in fighting the HIV and Aids pandemic.

Pretoria - A number of provinces have started marking scripts after the successful completion of the matric exams.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is expected to visit families who lost their homes in a fire at the Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town at the weekend.

Pretoria - Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele visited some of the sites that are going to be connected to the internet in the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the Free State.

Pretoria - As the country commemorates 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, Legal Aid South Africa has reiterated its commitment to protect and defend the rights of these vulnerable groups.

Ga-Seleka - The 66 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant (PV) project site in Lephalale, Limpopo, is a ray of light in the country’s efforts to resolve the energy challenge.

Pretoria - Qualifying households in the Free State and Northern Cape can from today apply for a subsidised set-top box at their local post office.

Pretoria - As the world commemorates World Aids Day on 1 December, researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have made progress in developing a biomanufacturing process for HIV antibodies.

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements says it is making good progress in delivering on the target it set at the beginning of the year.

Pretoria - South Africa will this week play host to the historic event, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit.

Pretoria - Local government is increasingly being identified as the strategic enabler for national economic and development objectives, says South African Local Government Association chairperson Thabo Manyoni.