South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the Maintenance Amendment Bill, which will improve the maintenance system and enhance access to justice for women and children.

Pretoria – Cabinet has wished all learners well as they prepare for their year-end examinations.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members of the Presidential Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Advisory Council.

Pretoria - Minister of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says South Africa has put in place the necessary measures to prevent Ebola from spreading to the country.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says the support of big business for the Department of Trade and Industry’s flagship Black Industrialists Programme will go a long way to building the country’s economy.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will next week deliver the opening address at the innovaBRICS & Beyond Conference in London, in the United Kingdom.

Pretoria – The DNA samples gathered from the 116 people who died in the collapse of the building in Nigeria over a month ago have arrived at a laboratory in Stellenbosch for analysis.

Pretoria - Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa is on a six-day official visit to Russia to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of struggle stalwarts Moses Kotane and JB Marks.

Pretoria - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo says his administration is working around the clock to provide clean water on a daily basis to over 40 000 households in Mahikeng and surrounding villages.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has condemned the arson attack at the O R Tambo Garden of Remembrance, which destroyed Tambo's statue, pictures and historic files of the ANC.

Cape Town - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to work together to steer the country through the current tough financial environment.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Rejoice Mabudafhasi will hand over 400 school desks to Litshovhu Secondary School on Friday in Madombidzha village in Limpopo.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says his recent working visit to Russia was aimed at strengthening the countries’ bilateral relations.

Cape Town – Members of Parliament have responded to Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s inaugural Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which he tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.

2014 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech