South Africa

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is to table the department’s Budget Vote Speech, in Parliament, on Friday.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says government is taking concrete steps to reduce the effects of the negative global economic downturn on the local economy.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says government has a number of initiatives in place to build a better life for South Africa’s artists.

Pretoria - The Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) is considering the provincial integrated service delivery models used by some provinces, whose best practices could be shared with others to improve service delivery.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has called on all to participate in building a better life for the country's aspirant young entrepreneurs and professionals.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has thanked the millions of South Africans -- especially the youth -- who registered to vote during the two voter registration weekends in March and April.

Pretoria – Communities in the North West have been warned to be vigilant against fires as the winter season sets in.

Pretoria – The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Transport, Dikeledi Magadzi, says she is concerned about the increase of road accidents and the rate of fatalities.

Pretoria - Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau used his State of the City Address on Wednesday, to outline his administration’s track record in service delivery and announce future plans.

Pretoria – Sporting talent will be unearthed in the country’s rural areas, thanks to the launch of the Rural Sport Development Programme.

Pretoria - The destruction of school infrastructure during protest action in Vuwani, Limpopo, has been condemned by the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.

Cape Town – Government’s Social Assistance Programme now reaches almost 17 million South Africans, says Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini.

Pretoria - The sitting of the Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry has been postponed due to challenges faced by the commission.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza will lead a delegation to Angola in the provinces of Luanda and Cuando Cubango.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has noted with dismay racist remarks made by Matthew Theunissen following the release of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) Transformation report.