South Africa

Cape Town - Expanding employment opportunities beyond urban areas is among the key priorities of government, says Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria – The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has apologised unconditionally to the public for the comments she made to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Cape Town - Western Cape farmers who pay their workers with alcohol instead of giving them a monthly wage can be fined up to a R1 million under the Western Cape Liquor Act which was passed in November last year.

Pretoria - Renowned South African, Robyn Orlin, is to be acknowledged for her choreography and creative contribution to the arts by the French President Nikolas Sarkozy.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is to undertake a working visit to Nigeria to attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Abuja.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma wants to use this year's World AIDS Day to mark the beginning of a massive mobilisation campaign by government against HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has been presented with his very own postage stamp by the South African Post Office.

Cape Town - Government would like to engage in an open debate with trade unions and private-sector economists on how to make the Rand more competitive, says Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel.

Pretoria - The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) has assured motorists and soccer fans that construction on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Scheme will be halted during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pretoria - For millions of South Africans infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, this year's World AIDS Day will signify a wave of change.

Cape Town - Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor says efforts are being made to shield the poor and vulnerable sections of society from the current global economic meltdown.

Cape Town - Over 600 000 South Africans, who could not previously read and write will be literate and numerate by the end of this year, thanks to government's Kha ri Gud Mass Literacy Campaign.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma on Thursday joined the growing war against rape in South Africa, warning that the country faced on-going violence against women and children and it needed to stop.

Pretoria - South Africans across the country will today unite with government and non governmental organisations in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - Ministers responsible for Gender and Women Affairs in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have commended South Africa for being placed third in the world in terms of women representation in Parliament.