South Africa

Pretoria - Addressing unemployment remains a top priority, says Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will attend the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia from November 15 to 16.

Pretoria - Cabinet has moved to reassure South Africans that everything is being done to address the current electricity challenges which resulted in load shedding this week.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has been appointed as a special envoy to engage Nigerian authorities with a view to expedite the repatriation of the mortal remains of the South Africans who died when a guesthouse collapsed in Lagos in September.

Pretoria – South Africa has deployed 140 members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to the Kingdom of Lesotho to ensure long term political and security stability.

Pretoria - The South African Police Services (SAPS) on Thursday said three suspects arrested in connection with mall robberies in Gauteng are expected to appear in court together soon.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said government has taken steps to expand access to services for pregnant women and their infants, through the Primary Health Care Approach.

Durban – South Africa needs to sharpen its innovative edge and continue contributing to global scientific and technological advancement, says Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

Pretoria - Government has dismissed media reports claiming that the reconfigured executive will cost taxpayers an additional R66 million a year.

Pretoria – Southern African Development Community (SADC) Facilitator and South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday arrived in Maseru, ahead of scheduled consultative meetings with key stakeholders in the mountain Kingdom.

Pretoria – There was great excitement all around as three South African hospitality facilities became the proud recipients of awards at the World Responsible Tourism Awards in London, on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Families of slain activists finally have some closure on the manner in which their loved ones were executed during apartheid.

Pretoria - The risk of load-shedding today is low with the Majuba power station ramping up its production, Eskom said.

Pretoria – Business confidence decreased to 88.8 in October 2014, the lowest since October 1999, said the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci).

Pretoria - While working to reduce poverty and inequality, South Africa also needs to control the amount of government borrowing, says Finance Deputy Minister Mcebisi Jonas.