South Africa

Pretoria - The consolidated 2012/13 report on Local Government audit outcomes has been released.

Cape Town – The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has processed close to 5 000 applications from claimants ever since President Jacob Zuma assented to a law that re-opened the lodgement of land claims.

Pretoria - The Thai automotive industry has expressed interest in partnering and forming joint ventures with South African companies, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has directed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate issues relating to maladministration and alleged corruption in a number of government departments, entities and two municipalities, the Presidency said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Sixteen learners from two schools in KwaZulu-Natal will represent South Africa at a worldwide learners' conference from 4 - 8 August 2014, in New Delhi, India.

Pretoria - The Department of Health has allayed fears of the Ebola outbreak moving to South Africa, assuring that the country is safe.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula says he will continue to drive the transformation process in various sporting codes.

Pretoria – The Free State Provincial Government has condemned acts of brutality on children following the recent incident in Deneysville.

Pretoria - The South African Government has condemned the terrorist attack that killed dozens of civilians, on Monday morning, in Shache County, Kashgar Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Pretoria – Four Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will now be able to collectively manage their water resources more efficiently, thanks to the launch of the Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM).

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula is confident that Team South Africa will realise its 2014 Commonwealth games target of 43 medals.

What is South Africa’s approach to bridge the gap between policy and implementation? The answer to this question became clearer over the past two weeks when the government demonstrated its commitment to move our country forward.

Pretoria - South Africa and Japan celebrate 10 years of successful science and technology cooperation this year.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has created a National Recruitment Database aimed at ensuring that qualified teachers are employed and deployed on time to schools.

Pretoria – More will be on offer in this year’s edition of the Nelson Mandela Sport and Culture Day, as netball and cricket will be included in the mix.