South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the Legal Practice Bill into law after many years of discussions, negotiations and concessions.

Orkney - South Africans from all racial groups have come out in their numbers at the James Motlatsi Stadium in Orkney, North West, to reflect and inter-relate culturally to celebrate this year’s Heritage Day.

New York - South Africans will on Wednesday hear what President Jacob Zuma will tell the world about issues concerning South Africa and Africa when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during the high-level debate at the UN Headquarters, in New York.

Pretoria - Government plans to put up billboards that will report live on the state of air with health messages in highly populated areas in the country, National Air Quality Officer, Dr Thuli Mdluli, said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Energy, Fikile Majola, says the committee will work together with the Department of Energy to build its capacity and enable the department to respond to the energy challenges in South Africa.

Pretoria - South Africa has signed an Intergovernmental Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation in Nuclear Energy and Industry with Russia.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has appointed Thomas (Tom) Swabihi Moyane as the new Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS).

Pretoria - Limpopo Premier Chupu Mathabatha says the self-enrichment syndrome is a cancer that must be confronted and rooted out from the Public Service.

Pretoria – The Constitution Hill will be joining the international community in celebrating World Tourism Day on 27 September 2014.

Pretoria – South Africa will take part in a series of Open Government Partnership (OGP) events, scheduled to take place on the margins of the 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The clock is ticking; the final stretch in the countdown to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) next year is in sight. Overall, South Africa has fared well. We have aggressively pursued the goals and even achieved some goals ahead of the cut-off date.

Pretoria - The Hawks have arrested a suspected rhino poaching ringleader and his nine accomplices for their alleged involvement in a string of rhino-poaching and related activities in the country.

New York – South Africa’s Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says South Africa has done well in reducing poverty and hunger over the past 20 years.

New York – It was billed as the biggest climate march in history with figures being put at more than 100 000 people. The marchers in New York on Sunday brought traffic to a virtual standstill and some shops had to be shut for hours as throngs of placard-carrying people walked to the United Nations Headquarters in downtown Manhattan.

Pretoria – Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says the LandCare programme has proven to be beneficial for livestock farmers.