South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa and China are planning to work together to tackle labour issues such as collective bargaining, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Building projects in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) have injected over R1.2bn into the Nelson Mandela Bay construction industry over the past two quarters.

Cape Town – South Africa is going through a difficult period which requires unity and common purpose from leaders of all sectors to help build confidence in the economy, President Jacob Zuma said today.

Pretoria - The Department of Correctional Services has welcomed a court ruling that will see two of the so-called Waterkloof Four going back to prison next month.

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court ruling which found a Gauteng taxi driver guilty of robbery, assault, and rape of 14 women in 2010.

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.