South Africa

Pretoria – About R2.5 billion was made available to farmers last year as the country experienced a severe drought, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has instructed Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to ensure that the Health Ombudsman's recommendations are wholly and speedily implemented without any reservations.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the recovery in commodity prices as it has resulted in an upswing in mining output.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is the most effective poverty alleviation programme run by government.

Pretoria - Government will take an aggressive approach towards land reform and redistribution this year.

Pretoria - President Zuma says South Africa will this year prioritise mathematics and science subjects more than ever before, in memory of Oliver Reginald Tambo.

State of the Nation Address by Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament Cape Town

Pretoria - With the end of load shedding - Government is now more committed to the Independent Power Producers Programme, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.

Pretoria - A draft Property Practitioners Bill will be published by the Department of Human Settlements for public comment with a purpose of establishing a more inclusive, representative sector, towards radical economic transformation.

Radical economic transformation will be at the centre of Government's priorities for 2017, President Jacob Zuma declared on Thursday night, during his televised annual address to the nation.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says tourism is a key job driver with tourist arrival numbers for 2016 increasing to nine million.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has arrived at the National Assembly where he will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) to the joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament since he was re-elected in May 2014.

Cape Town – With just minutes to go before President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation Address, guests, Members of Parliament and Ministers, among others, strutted their stuff on the red carpet.

Pretoria – The National Planning Commission (NPC) has welcomed the signing of the agreement that will bring into effect the National Minimum Wage, which will see the lowest paid workers earning R20 an hour.

Pretoria- Gauteng Premier David Makhura has placed the Head of the Department of Health on precautionary suspension in line with the recommendation of the Heath Ombudsman, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba.