Pretoria - Freedom Park has announced that it has dismissed its head of department for heritage and knowledge following a pre-dismissal arbitration hearing at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Pretoria - A massive gum tree, measuring more than 38 metres from side to side, is to become the latest edition to South Africa's list of Champion Trees.
Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs will from 4 March stop issuing abridged birth certificates and will only issue unabridged birth certificates to parents of new born babies.
Pretoria - About 57 rhinos have been killed this year by poachers in South Africa, with 42 of these being in the Kruger National Park (KNP).
Pretoria - Government officials wishing to classify information under the proposed Protection of Information Bill will have to adhere to strict guidelines and need a clear and justifiable reason to do so.
Pretoria – The death of four babies at the George Masebe Hospital in Limpopo was not due to a shortage of doctors at the hospital, but a shortage of personnel on duty at the time of the deaths.
Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has been welcomed by some economists and business, who said there were a lot of positives to be taken from it.
Pretoria - Services at hospitals and clinics across the country have resumed with nurses on Tuesday returning to work following the suspension of the public service strike.
Pretoria - Fire fighters were battling to bring under control a fire at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. The blaze destroyed parts of the building on Wednesday afternoon.
Pretoria - South Africa and the Republic of Congo are due to launch the inaugural session of the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) that will further strengthen relations between the two countries.
Pretoria - Government has given the unions until tomorrow to sign on the current public sector salary increase offer of 7 percent, failing which the offer will be implemented.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday host his Mozambican counterpart , Armando Emilio Guebuza, to discuss the consolidation of economic relations between the two countries.
The two are set to co-chair the SA-Mozambique Heads of State Economic Bilateral Forum.
Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (SACCI's) Business Confidence Index (BCI) has recorded its highest reading this year in August.
Pretoria - The Presidency today donated books to the Clapham High School in Pretoria.
Cape Town - The successful hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup was the pinnacle of success for South Africa and its people, says President Jacob Zuma.
