South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa’s nine provinces are ready to plant and harvest one million hectares of fallow land in rural areas, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed members to the Financial and Fiscal Commission for a period of five years, with effect from 28 July 2014.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma said the gains that await developing countries through the BRICS New Development Bank will far outweigh the cost of establishing the bank.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi has officially launched the drill operation for the first deep-water well, south of Mossel Bay.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged municipalities to create more jobs through the country's infrastructure roll-out programme.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on 31 July launch Women’s Month at the Union Buildings, in Pretoria.

Pretoria - The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) says it is concerned over the increase in robberies, where there have been numerous fatalities.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to lead a delegation to participate in the United States–Africa Leaders’ Summit in August.

Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed great concern over the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Pretoria - Cabinet has conveyed its condolences to the mother and family of four-year-old Taegrin Morris of Reiger Park, as well as the family and friends of renowned author Nadine Gordimer.

Pretoria - Cabinet’s fortnightly meeting discussed at length the 2014-2019 Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), which has been approved, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said on Thursday.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the transition of the Section 100 (1) (b) intervention in Limpopo to a Section 100 (1) (a) intervention, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - South Africa’s oceans have the potential to create between 800 000 and one million direct jobs, which will be realised through Operation Phakisa.

Pretoria – Cabinet has thanked South Africans and the world for participating in this year’s Nelson Mandela Day, on 18 July.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the agreement to launch the New Development Bank (NDB) at the recent sixth BRICS Summit in Brazil.