South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism says at least 32 rhinos have been poached in South Africa since the beginning of the year.

Pretoria - The National Press Club has welcomed the meeting between government and the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) at the weekend.

Today, we are proud to brief you on a significant achievement of yet another one of our key milestones, the signing of the Delivery Agreements for the 12 outcomes. The signing of the Delivery Agreements is an important and final phase to complete our planning process and begin to usher in the implementation phase. The Delivery Agreements for each of the outcomes have now been largely completed and will be signed from tomorrow, 30 September 2010 and over the coming weeks.

Pretoria - The 2013 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) debutants, Cape Verde, continued to cause more upset when they forced Morocco to a 1-1 draw in their second group stage match played at Moses Mabhida Stadium last night.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe heads to Kenya today to strengthen bilateral cooperation between that country and South Africa.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has congratulated Bafana Bafana for its first 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) match victory.

Pretoria - Delivery agreements based on government's 12 outcomes to improve performance and speed up service delivery are to be signed in the coming weeks.

The Department of Transport has labeled as inaccurate media reports on the recent Constitutional Court ruling in the matter of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Minister of Transport versus Vusumuzi Mdeyide.

Bronkhorstspruit - Owning a farm has been Gift Mafuleka's lifelong dream. Today, it became a reality when he was given a five-year lease for a portion of Leeuwfontein farm.

Pretoria - The Energy Department has branded as incorrect concerns that the planned Northern Cape Solar Park might be abandoned due to the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2010).

Pretoria - Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana is concerned at the low salaries being paid to inspectors in his department.

Johannesburg - The Department of Human Settlements is on a quest to find new technology that is both cost effective and quality orientated to provide better housing for South Africans.

Pretoria - South Africa, especially the youth, need to take global warming and threats to the environment seriously if the country is to prevent the devastating impacts of climate change.

Pretoria - The European Union (EU) has pledged $165 million to improve primary education in South Africa.

Polokwane - Despite a tumultuous year for basic education in South Africa, the Limpopo Department of Education says it is all systems go for the matric exams that start next Monday.