South Africa

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.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government says while ground-breaking work is continuing to deal with abuse in Eldorado Park, work through existing programmes was also continuing in other affected areas.

Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Friday ask stakeholders in the mining sector to make commitments aimed at averting a potential crisis in the mining industry.

The events of 1994 will forever be imprinted in our minds. We celebrated our newly found unity, our fledgling democracy and shared the hope of a prosperous country that would see the lives of all South Africans change for the better.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe is scheduled to participate in the 3rd Tunis Medindustrie kicking off in Tunisia from today.

Johannesburg - Thirty young people from Ennerdale doing a three-month boiler making course at Making a Difference (MAD) School of Welding will form part of 300 graduates to be placed within various Gauteng departments for experiential learning.

Pretoria - Beneficiation can promote industrialisation and boost job creation, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says.

Pretoria - Government will this financial year implement an accelerated, integrated agricultural production programme in seven provinces.

Pretoria - High food prices pose a serious threat to food security at both household and country level, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat Pettersson told the National Assembly on Tuesday.