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SA, DRC meet to finalise Grand Inga Project Treaty

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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).

42 parties to contest General Elections

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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).

Motlanthe condemns Guinea President's murder

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Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe has joined the international community in expressing outrage and condemnation at the assassination of Guinea Bissau President Joab Vieira.

SA to continue with peace efforts in Sudan

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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.

Tshwane Metro closes refugee camp

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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 abuzz ahead of SONA

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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.

State of the Nation Address expected to give hope

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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.

GEDA to benefit from Zuma's visit to Brazil

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Johannesburg - The Gauteng Economic Development Agency (GEDA) is moving swiftly to take up some of the opportunities created by President Jacob Zuma's recent state visit to Brazil.

Guinea Bissau's interim President sworn in

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Dakar - Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary speaker Raimundo Pereira took an oath as the country's interim president on Tuesday, one day after President Joao Bernardo Vieira was killed

Dlamini-Zuma to meet with UK Foreign Secretary

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London - Developments in Zimbabwe and Sudan are expected to be high on the agenda when Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma meets with the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Friday.

ICC decision will impact on Sudan's peace process - SA

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Geneva - The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes is regrettable as it will impact negatively on the peace processes in that country, says Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.