South Africa

Pretoria - Despite energy saving campaigns such as Earth Hour, South Africa is still battling to create a healthy electricity reserve margin.

Cape Town - Government wants to create a delivery unit that would respond directly to specific service delivery challenges.

Pretoria - The Presidency said on Tuesday that it respects and will abide by the High Court judgment interdicting President Jacob Zuma from appointing a permanent National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

Durban - A handbook has been developed to facilitate governance and development responses to HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will today publish a final list of political party candidates who are eligible to contest the 22 April General Elections.

Johannesburg - The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has a new directive to ensure that incidents of commuters falling from moving trains as a result of unclosed doors will be a thing of the past.

Pretoria - The South African Government has condemned today's verdict against Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, saying the opportunity for nation building has been lost.

Pretoria - The South African Government has condemned today's verdict against Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, saying the opportunity for nation building has been lost.

Durban - While acknowledging the global economic crisis, Health Minister Barbara Hogan has called donors to sustain allocations of funding for health services.

Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says that anybody who attacks or kills a police officer will face the full might of the law.

Cape Town - The second phase of the government programme aimed at creating more jobs and training opportunities was launched at the weekend.

Pretoria - Manufacturing production for the month of June decreased by 17.1 percent compared to a revised 17.2 percent in May, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday.

Pretoria - More than 16 000 South Africans living overseas will be able to vote in the 2009 General Elections.

The outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) that started in Mexico and the United States of America has spread to many other countries resulting in high morbidity and some mortality.

Pretoria - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced its decision not to pursue its prosecution of Jacob Zuma, who was facing allegations of corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering.