South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will next week host French President François Hollande, who will be in the country for a two-day state visit.

Pretoria – Anna Maluleke, 67, from Brits used to cook for herself and look after her grandchildren without any problems, but when she lost her vision in May, her life took a turn for the worst.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs has partnered with AGRI-SA to make the registration of births on farms easier for parents, farm owners and Home Affairs officials.

Pretoria - Leaders of cooperatives’ organisations from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will gather for their third meeting in Cape Town, later this month.

Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says government is concerned about the current strikes in the mining industry.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the publication of the Draft Amendment Bill of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 2013, in the Government Gazette, for public comment.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed and thanked the Global Fund for their R3 billion funding for HIV and TB programmes in the country.

Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says the potential of shale gas exploration and exploitation provides an opportunity for South Africa to begin exploring the production of its own fuel and marks the beginning of the reindustrialisation of the economy.

Pretoria – Cabinet has called on Gauteng road users to abide by the law, demonstrate good citizenship and make their contribution to a better South Africa by registering for e-tags and paying for use of the country's world-class roads.

Pretoria – The Correctional Services Department took over the management of the privately run maximum security Mangaung prison outside Bloemfontein, on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged labour and business to work on any unresolved labour disputes so that the economy can return to full production.

Cape Town – BMW does not plan to leave South Africa, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, said today shortly before an expected meeting this afternoon with the German car manufacturer.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Jan Björklund, will on Friday convene the 8th South Africa-Sweden Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Autopax, a subsidiary bus company of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), has teamed up with the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) to improve passenger safety.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health has noted a significant decrease in the number of babies abandoned in its hospitals.