Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela has thanked those who gave up their time to contribute towards making a difference to people who are less fortunate in life on Mandela Day, 18 July.
Berlin - Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is to meet with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday to review existing bilateral political, economic and trade relations between South Africa and Germany.
Monrovia - Women from across Africa, including Minerals and Energy Minister, Buyelwa Sonjica, gathered in Liberia at the weekend to debate women empowerment, peace and security and leadership development.
Parliament - Government activities over the next few months will be based on the need to complete the mandate it had set in 1994, when the country reached democracy, as well as ensure the new administration receives a ready platform to implement its programmes without undue delays.
Parliament - President Kgalema Motlanthe has noted that the country has made significant strides in health provision over the past 15 years.
Pretoria - The African Union (AU) has appointed former President Thabo Mbeki to chair a committee to investigate human rights violations in Darfur as well as mediate between the ICC and Sudan.
Harare - Susan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife, is to be buried in her rural hometown of Buhera on Wednesday.
Pretoria - To help accelerate household targeting and indigent support initiatives, government has developed and implemented the Credible Indigent Policy Assessment Framework.
Parliament - The Department of Housing has made significant progress towards housing delivery by building more than 2.6 million houses for more than 14 million needy households since 1994.
Nelspruit - Mpumalanga's new road signs, which forms part of the province's R160 million upgrade of roads, is to ease confusion for visitors during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria – The Department of Public Works is pulling out all the stops to stamp out corruption and at the same time rebuild its image.
Pretoria - The number of reported cases of cholera was declining, the Minister for Health Barbara Hogan said on Monday.
Pretoria - Metrorail has warned unruly commuters that it will suspend its services at the Pienaarspoort train station between Mamelodi and Pretoria if the violence on the route does not end.
Parliament - Government and its social partners are considering various interventions which can help minimise the impact of the global economic crisis on the country.
Pretoria - Government has increased the age of its child support grant beneficiaries to 15 years, in an attempt to reach more vulnerable children.
