Pretoria - National Treasury says government is consistently making efforts to address the concerns identified in Fitch's rating review, which is aimed at mitigating growth and socio-economic concerns.
Pretoria - Government will use South African Week in Palestine to showcase its abundant artistic talent to the people of that country later this year.
Cape Town - Land restitution still remains "a complex and emotive issue," says Rural Development and Land Reform Minster Gugile Nkwinti.
Pretoria - As the teams which will be participating in the Africa Cup of Nations begin arriving in South Africa, government has extended a warm welcome to players and urged South Africans to demonstrate hospitality towards visitors.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman paid a visit to the family of Professor Cyril Karabus in Cape Town on Thursday, where he briefed them on government's efforts to assist the professor.
Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo has set the wheels in motion for an investigation after a patient allegedly committed suicide at Natalspruit Hospital.
Durban - All rounder Jacques Kallis has won the coveted 2011 South African Cricketer of the Year Award for the second time in his career.
Johannesburg - The Local Organising Committee (LOC), which has been working tirelessly preparing for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, has assured the continent that South Africa is ready to host the tournament.
Harrismith - For 15 years, Makgadi Moloi says her life and that of her family hadn't been easy living in a mud house with no electricity and running water. Also, her four children had to bear the brunt of having one tiny room with no facilities for them to sleep or study.
Pretoria - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has called on beneficiaries who receive their social grants through commercial banks to start re-registering at their nearest re-registration sites.
Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on parties in the Western Cape agricultural sector to settle their industrial disputes through talking and negotiations.
Pretoria - South Africa has underlined the continuing need for urgent and coordinated global action to curb the impact of HIV and Aids in conflict and post-conflict situations, while calling on UN peacekeeping interventions to take a more focused approach in its response to the scourge.
Pretoria - Government has commended and expressed its appreciation for the role played by communities in assisting the South African Police Service in their fight against crime.
Pretoria - North West Human Settlements MEC Desbo Mohono has warned that contractors who deliver substandard low cost houses and shoddy work face being blacklisted.
Pretoria - The case against three men accused of defrauding the Department of Labour's Compensation Fund for millions of rands was postponed yesterday at the Pretoria Specialised Crime Court, to 19 October.
