Cape Town - The proposed Protection of Information Bill is to be overhauled to make it easier to understand and eliminate any confusion that might arise, the Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele said in Parliament today.
Pretoria - An anti-alcohol abuse lobby group has welcomed reported plans in legislation to deal "harshly" with alcohol abuse by teenagers in Gauteng.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Monday heaped praise on the Indian community in South Africa saying they have contributed "a great deal" to the country's economic and political landscape.
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan unveiled the roster of a fresh Japanese Cabinet early Friday afternoon, naming Seiji Maehara as new foreign minister.
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed his condolences to the families of 22 people who were killed in a head-on collision between a mini-bus taxi and a truck in the Western Cape.
Pretoria - Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has urged South Africans to vote in the final round of the New7Wonders of Nature contest to ensure that Table Mountain makes it onto the final list of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says science centres have a crucial role to play in strengthening grass-roots science awareness campaigns.
Pretoria - Hundreds of Metrorail commuters on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast, who were left stranded this morning after train services were suspended, can breathe a sigh of relief because they are now running as normal and on schedule.
Pretoria - Twenty-two countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have reduced new HIV infections by more than 25 percent, according to new UNAIDS data on the progress made towards Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6.
Pretoria - Government has responded to President Jacob Zuma's directive to hold urgent talks with union leaders to find a solution that will bring an end to the public service strike.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has appealed to Zimbabweans living in South Africa to get their documentation in order as of Monday 20 September.
Pretoria - A long night of talks between the Minister of Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi and union leaders to find a settlement in the public sector wage negotiations and bring an end to the strike has produced a draft settlement offer.
Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has called on commuters to find alternative transport after staff at Rea Vaya stations embarked on an apparent illegal strike this morning.
Durban - The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs has launched a publication that notes the progress South Africa has made around conserving its natural resources.
Pretoria - A high-level South African delegation will today leave for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly and plenary meeting on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
