Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says it is government policy for the transportation of the Deputy President - whether it is for official or private purposes - to be paid for by the State.
Lareystryd - North West MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment Jan Serfontein is satisfied with the progress made by emerging farmers in the province.
Komatipoort - Government's Justice, Crime, Prevention and Security Cluster will on Tuesday meet with provincial policing structures to discuss beefing up crime prevention measures along Mpumalanga's border.
Johannesburg - The current lack of electricity infrastructure and the inefficient way it is being distributed is costing the country's economy R2 billion per annum.
Pretoria - The Independent Electoral Commission is confident that South Africans will turn up in their numbers to take advantage of their last chance to register to vote this weekend, despite the heavy rain that is expected.
Pretoria - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters is to participate in a workshop on Thursday that will work towards the finalisation of the Grand Inga Project Treaty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Midrand - Environmental and climate stakeholders from across the country have gathered at the National Climate Change Summit to formulate a framework to lead South Africa in its fight against climate change.
Pretoria - A total of 42 political parties will contest the 2009 General Elections if their candidates' lists are approved by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has joined the international community in expressing outrage and condemnation at the assassination of Guinea Bissau President Joab Vieira.
Pretoria - South Africa is to continue with efforts to build peace in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
Pretoria - The Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has confirmed that it has closed down the Klerksoord site situated north of Pretoria, where victims of xenophobic violence were placed last year.
Cape Town - Perfect weather conditions is smiling on Cape Town today, as the city gets ready for the 15th State of the Nation Address and the first one to be delivered by President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Parliament - Motorists in Cape Town have been warned that many of the roads surrounding Parliament will be closed between 9am and 2pm on Friday, as Parliament opens with the State of the Nation Address.
Parliament - A sense of hope and resilience in the face of the current economic climate is expected to be the thread that runs through the State of the Nation Address, to be delivered by President Kgalema Motlanthe on Friday morning.
Midrand - A Johannesburg-based company is harnessing the power of the sun giving communities and families the ability to cook, boil and even fry food at no expense to the environment.
