Pretoria - Cabinet has conveyed condolences to the families and friends of Limpopo MEC for Public Works, Pandelani Ramagoma, Professor Tamsanqa Kambule, and Victor Moche.
Cape Town - More than 440 jobs will be created as part of the City of Cape Town's safety and security plan for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the world champion Springbok Rugby Team for their convincing victory against the Australians at the weekend.
Johannesburg - The newly established National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has set itself an ambitious target of recruiting one million young people to participate in its national youth service programme.
Cape Town - Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) have a crucial role to play in assessing the implementation of government's priorities in the next five years, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Harare - The Southern African Telecommunications Association (SATA) is carrying out a feasibility study to get landlocked countries in the region connected to the East Africa submarine cable.
Johannesburg - The Department of Water Affairs is to spend more than R2 billion on the construction of a massive dam that is expected to provide water to more than two million people in KwaZulu-Natal.
Pretoria - Deputy Defence Minister Thabang Makwetla says it's a concern that there is currently only one airplane in the Presidency's fleet which is able to fly long-haul distances
Pretoria - Cabinet has called on communities to work with law enforcement agencies by providing information that will lead to the arrest of criminals involved in the recent spate of robberies across Gauteng.
Pretoria -The first draft report of a Ministerial Task Team, established to advise government on how to reprioritise its spending amid an economic downturn, has been tabled in Cabinet.
Johannesburg - South Africa has fallen two spots in the World Bank's annual 2010 Doing Business Report
I am happy that the NCOP Strategic Framework Plan will be subjected to regular annual assessments and review of the priorities informed by prevailing circumstances and for purposes of emphasis.
Pretoria - International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana - Mashabane is expected to host her first conference of South African Heads of Mission, since appointed to the portfolio, the department said on Thursday.
Pretoria – Measures have been put in place to ensure that court services continue uninterrupted in all magistrates' courts, says the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
Cabinet approved the moratorium on the disposal of mining assets currently held by the state entities. This moratorium is intended to provide the Minister of Mineral Resources with adequate time to conduct and finalise an audit of mining interests held directly or indirectly by the state. This audit will enable the state to decide whether to consolidate, retain or dispose of such interests. Any exceptions to this moratorium will require discussions with the Minister of Mineral Resources and final approval from Cabinet before finalisation.
