South Africa

Pretoria – Government has placed increasing emphasis on economic infrastructure such as power stations since the mid-2000s, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - South Africa’s growing economy and rising standards of living have resulted in increased demand for road, rail, port, water, electricity and telecommunications infrastructure.

Pretoria - Since 1994, the headcount enrolments at the country’s universities have approximately doubled to almost one million students.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says the growing South African economy and rising standards of living have resulted in increased demand for electricity infrastructure.

Pretoria - In just 20 years, South Africa has managed to reset and reconstruct its relations with the international community following 400 years of exclusion during colonialism and apartheid.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the systematic dispossession of land under colonialism and apartheid has left South Africa with a highly skewed racial distribution in land ownership and agricultural production.

Every year on 21 March, Human Rights Day is commemorated to remind citizens about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of our democracy.

Pretoria - The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has advised provincial and municipal centres in areas affected by the recent floods to begin the necessary response preparedness.

Pretoria – Workers and organised labour representatives in Saldanah Bay have asked Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to look into matters concerning labour broking, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and occupational health and safety for fishermen.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal has kick started the provincial leg of celebrations of the country’s 20 years of freedom and democracy.

Pretoria – An IT specialist, who confessed to defrauding the Department of Labour’s Compensation Fund of some R1.2 million, is to appear in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Wednesday.

Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has welcomed the arrest of two suspects in connection with the alleged car hijacking, kidnapping and gruesome murder of a 42-year-old woman.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has encouraged officials within his department to commit themselves to life-long learning as a way to improve their skills.

Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says government has taken note of media reports alleging that South African female prisoners in Mozambique are subjected to sexual abuse and related hardships.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Provincial Government will assist 240 students, who were fraudulently placed at Westcol Further Education and Training college campuses by a local resident.