South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa has made tremendous strides since 1994, as evident by the role that women now play in the State, the economy and other sectors.

Pretoria - North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike has urged women to use legal and designated abortion sites for the sake of their own health.

Pretoria - Embattled Congress of the People (COPE) leaders Mosiuoa Lekota and Mbhazima Shilowa are both entitled to attend the opening of Parliament later on this evening, Parliament said on Thursday.

Pretoria - In order for the ANC to remain strong and effective, ANC President Jacob Zuma said discipline was non-negotiable and must be enforced at all levels of membership and leadership, without fear or favour.

Cape Town - Expectations are high as President Jacob Zuma prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address in Parliament this evening.

Cape Town - With only a few hours left before President Jacob Zuma delivers the State of the Nation Address in Parliament, the final touches are being made to the Parliamentary precinct.

Pretoria - Building on the World Cup success, ANC President Jacob Zuma said the ruling party must unite all South Africans around a common vision of a non-racial society, built on the values of equality and respect for a common humanity.

Cape Town - Invited guests, political leaders and Members of Parliament have begun arriving at the red carpet outside Parliament's National Assembly.

Cape Town - Parliament was transformed into a fashion ramp this afternoon when MPs, diplomats and a host of other dignitaries put their best foot forward in the most colourful fashions.

Pretoria - The African National Congress (ANC) government has committed itself to making South Africans feel safe and secure.

State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Joint Sitting Of Parliament

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa, may strike you as a soft spoken and unassuming woman at first glance, but once she gets going about the tourism industry, one she holds close to her heart, the passion she has for her work undeniably shines through.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma and First Lady Sizakele Khumalo arrived in Parliament to the screams of citizens waving the national flag.

Cape Town - Government has declared 2011 as the year of job creation.

Abidjan - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday held separate talks with both Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to cede power and Alassane Ouattara, who also claims himself president, in an effort to help resolve the country's political crisis.