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Manto: Mandela, Mbeki's final goodbye

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Pretoria - Former Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki's messages of condolences to former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's family were read out at her special official funeral service in Pretoria today.

Developing countries call for urgent action on Doha Round

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Geneva - Developing members in the World Trade Organization (WTO) called for urgent action to resolve the remaining issues in the Doha Round of trade negotiations so that a shared objective to conclude the round in 2010 could be accomplished.

BRT gets a policing boost

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Johannesburg - Metro police officers are to patrol the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network to crack down on the illegal use of the dedicated bus lanes

SA govt eyes Sunspace shares

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Pretoria - Cabinet this week in principle approved that government acquire an equity share of between 55 percent and 60 percent in Sunspace

Focus on Manto's achievements - Zuma

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Pretoria - "It is unfortunate that our country has developed a culture of dwelling on the negative and turning a blind eye to achievements," This was President Jacob Zuma's lament at former health minister Manto-Tshabalala-Msimang's special official funeral in Pretoria.

Transnet suspends two senior employees

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Pretoria - Two senior employees at the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) have been suspended following investigations into alleged irregularities into the award and implementation of a multi-million rand tender.

MEC meets with hospital staff, management

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Pretoria - Doctors and management from the Far East Rand Hospital and Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital will today have to explain why a two-year-old girl who was admitted for burns on her hands ended up with both legs amputated.

Act on rape, Mokonyane tells Gauteng

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Johannesburg - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has used her State of the Province Address (SOPA) to call for "unity in action" to end the scourge of rape, which plagues not only the province but the country at large.

Hawks net SA's most wanted drug kingpin

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Pretoria - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, have arrested one of the country's most wanted drug kingpins.

SA records R6.7 billion trade deficit

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Pretoria - South Africa has recorded a R6.7 billion trade deficit in October, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) said on Monday.

Govt's plan to support decent work

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Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the implementation of the three-year Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) which will help alter the structure of the economy to support decent work and sustainable livelihoods

Workplace experience for Gauteng youth

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Pretoria – Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says the province will create more opportunities for the youth to gain workplace experience.