South Africa

Pretoria - The police will this month release the annual crime statistics, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, announced on Thursday.

Pretoria – The official opening of the Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in the Northern Cape and the Natalspruit Hospital in Gauteng are an important milestone in the country’s infrastructure plans.

Pretoria - Cabinet has wished Bafana Bafana well ahead of their two crucial 2015 Morocco Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier encounters.

Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed its appreciation for the team of South African medical experts, who are helping to fight the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), in West Africa.

Pretoria – The “decisive actions” taken by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on Peace and Security to deal with the political crisis in Lesotho has been welcomed by Cabinet.

Pretoria - South Africans are in for a treat this month. As part of Heritage Month, South African National Parks (SANParks) is offering free visits to all national parks from 8-12 September.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the announcement of a R2 billion aqua-farming facility at the Coega Industrial Development Zone, in the Eastern Cape, which will allocate 80 hectares to abalone by 2020.

With spring in the air, we cannot help to shift our focus to the year end and start planning our summer holiday. We daydream of pristine beaches or maybe taking a trip to a scenic, remote spot to catch up with family or friends. Wherever our holiday takes us, we hope the experience transforms us, of course in South Africa.

Within every society there are issues that cut across race, gender, political affiliations and even income. These are the issues that concern every one of us and are often a measure of the progress of a nation.

Pretoria – Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Jacob Mamabolo has appealed to all service providers that are doing business with the department to exercise patience while they are dealing with the processing of invoices and payments.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture says it fully supports the three-day Moshito Music Conference and Exhibition.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the 2014 World Water Week, Minister Nomvula Mokonyane took time off her busy schedule to catch up with SABC senior journalist Manqoba Mchunu in Stockholm.

Sebokeng - Member of Parliament Paul Mashatile has encouraged residents of Sebokeng to start their own businesses in the townships so they can create jobs.

Pretoria – A Committee of Investigation has been set up to look into complaints of impropriety against Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official at the South African Revenue Service (Sars).

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has arrived in Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China, to co-chair the first meeting of the South Africa-China Inter-Ministerial Joint Working Group on Cooperation.