Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has encouraged delegates at the 22nd International Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) conference to use science as a means to address the challenges that stand in the way of development.
Pretoria - A total of 365 117 people in the North West province have been tested for HIV since the launch of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign in April.
Pretoria - The new growth path, aimed at providing a policy framework for a labour intensive growth strategy, is currently being finalised within government.
Soweto - The graves of struggle heroines Charlotte Maxeke, Helen Joseph and Lillian Ngoyi were declared heritage sites in Soweto on Friday.
Plettenberg Bay - The mood was jubilant when several residents from the impoverished township of Kwanokuthula in Plettenberg Bay were given keys to their new homes over the weekend.
Plettenberg Bay - Unless serious interventions are taken to address poverty at household level, government may struggle to address the plight of poor South Africans for years to come, warned Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Pretoria- The Labour Court granted government an interdict on Saturday prohibiting those employed in essential services from participating in the public servants strike.
Pretoria - Parents and well-wishers gathered outside schools in Pretoria early this morning to wish the Class of 2010 well ahead of their first exam paper.
Pretoria- The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been roped in to help at 32 hospitals across the country during the public service strike.
Pretoria - As the final matric exams commence today, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has encouraged learners to remain focused, calm and study up to the last minute.
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele has issued a stern warning to reckless and unlicensed drivers following a weekend of death on the country's roads.
Pretoria- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will host the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau on a one day working visit to South Africa.
Durban - According to the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, South Africa is one of 11 countries whose under-five mortality is climbing. One out of every three of these deaths is a newborn.
Pretoria - The month of August is being used to remind South Africans that they can save lives by donating organs and tissue.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Friday met with the leadership of the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) to prepare for a broader meeting between government and SANEF in October.
