South Africa

Pretoria – Cabinet has called on all South Africans to play their part in making lives of young South Africans better.

Pretoria – Cabinet has condemned the recent spate of acts of racism reported in some parts of the country saying there was no room for racism in South Africa’s democracy.

Pretoria - Government would oppose the Opposition to Urban Tolling Association’s (OUTA) latest move to halt e-tolling in Gauteng.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished former President Nelson Mandela a speedy recovery, while reassuring the nation that he is receiving the best medical care.

Cabinet’s position on prominent issues in the current environment

Pretoria – Cabinet has come out strongly in condemning the dumping of human waste outside the Western Cape Legislature by protestors who are against portable bucket toilets.

Cape Town – As the country prepares to celebrate Youth Day this Sunday, the Deputy Minister in the Presidency Obed Bapela announced that the Presidency is busy setting up a presidential youth working group to allow President Jacob Zuma to interact more with youth development stakeholders.

Pretoria - Rhino poaching will top the agenda when Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa meets with Carvalho Muaria, Mozambique’s Minister of Tourism on Friday.

Pietermaritzburg – KwaZulu-Natal has recorded a decline in HIV/Aids prevalence as a result of a collective effort by the KZN Provincial Government to deal head-on with the scourge.

Cape Town – The government remained committed to nuclear power generation to meet the country’s growing energy needs and facilitate economic growth in decades to come, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said today.

Cape Town – The Presidency would this year take a hands-on approach and work closely with social partners and departments to boost confidence in the economy, President Jacob Zuma told Parliament today.

Siloam - More than 30 pupils at a Limpopo school had to be rushed to hospital after they inhaled teargas in their classroom.

Pretoria – Developing nations need to promote transparent and open government communication as this is critical for democracy and informed public, a visiting professor from the United Kingdom said today.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says former President Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment after a difficult couple of days.

Polokwane - Limpopo's capital city is on a drive to create more jobs through the government's Expanded Public Works Programme in the 2013/2014 financial year.