South Africa

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.

Pretoria - Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile, and several other mayors are expected to sign a Delivery Agreement with Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Sicelo Shiceka, on Thursday.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development, together with the Education Department, held a celebration to encourage literacy, especially among the adult population in the Sisonke District.

Pretoria - The hosts of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Women Championship (AWC) 2010, Banyana Banyana, will face Tanzania in the tournament's opening match on 31 October at Daveyton's Sinaba Stadium.

Pretoria - Despite her recent visit to the Eastern Cape to resolve challenges facing the provincial education department, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has expressed grave concern about the ongoing education crisis in the province.