South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged all South Africans to take Older Persons Week seriously and mark it with dignity and respect for older persons.

Pretoria – Traffic officials are planning to roll-out a road safety intervention that is aimed at reducing carnage on the roads.

Pretoria - Over 700 000 people are receiving antiretroviral (ARVs) treatment as the Gauteng Department of Health continues its fight against the scourge of HIV and Aids.

Pretoria – The community of Mamre in the Western Cape has received the title deeds of 4 200 hectares of farm land which was taken away under apartheid legislation over 20 years ago.

Pretoria - About 180 youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in North West have been awarded bursaries to study medicine in Cuba this year.

South Africa is a hive of building activity and it is about to get even busier. Key infrastructure projects will be rolled out over the next seven months in water, transport, energy and education.

Since 1994 government has implemented a range of social services to address the country’s triple challenges of poverty, unemployment, and inequality. These services, especially social grants, have had an extremely positive impact on improving the living standard of numerous households.

Nairobi - The death toll from the terrorist attack in the besieged Westgate shopping mall is set to rise after some bodies were still trapped inside the mall.

Mdantsane – South Africans across the country today marked Heritage Day, with Acting President Kgalema Motlanthe calling on citizens to celebrate their diverse cultures.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the National Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Summit, which will take place from 3 - 5 October 2013 in Midrand, Gauteng.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed moves to initiate the construction of the new Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

Pretoria – With the recent spate of deadly accidents on the country’s roads, Cabinet has urged all motorists to exercise caution while behind the wheel.

Pretoria – Cabinet has commended the efforts of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and all organisations that have partnered with government in the fight against crime.

Pretoria - Cabinet has condemned in the strongest terms the sabotage to the electricity grid during an illegal strike that resulted in power outages in parts of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - The Water Research Commission (WRC), in partnership with the Departments of Water Affairs (DWA) and Science and Technology (DST), will host a two-day Water Research and Development Symposium at the CSIR International Convention Centre, which kicks off on Wednesday, 25 September.