South Africa

Pretoria - Real gross domestic expenditure decelerated from 4.9 % previously to 3% in the third quarter of this year, said the Reserve Bank on Thursday.

Pretoria - Headline earnings for telecommunications parastatal Telkom declined by 33% for the year ended in March.

Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed its deepest condolences to the family of the late Free State Health MEC Fundiswa Ngubentombi and one of her security personnel who died in a car crash at the weekend.

Pretoria - The South African Air Force (SAAF) has confirmed that a rescue team located the wreckage of a C-47 Dakota aircraft this morning in the Drakensberg mountains.

Pretoria - Cabinet says it has noted the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Declaration, the country's action plan and progress on the OGP commitments.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed South Africa's election to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) in November, says Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the SA Mint Company's 2013 numismatic commemorative coins, saying that the coins reflect the country's heritage.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the Infrastructure Development Bill for public comments.

Pretoria - Government has expressed confidence in the consultation process regarding the establishment of two new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape, with construction expected to start soon.

Pretoria - Cabinet has endorsed the final report on the work of the Intra-Departmental Task Team (IDTT) on iron ore and steel, says Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the Proteas for their world class performance against Australia in Perth.

Pretoria - Derek Hanekom has been sworn in as the Minister of the Department of Science and Technology by the Honourable Justice Bess Nkabinde at a ceremony held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Although some success has been recorded in attaining employment equity targets in the public service, Cabinet says more needs to be done to rev up progress.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the amended White Paper on South Africa's Foreign Policy for submission to Parliament.

Pretoria - Cabinet is hopeful that the Class of 2012 will do well when the results of the National Senior Certificate examinations are announced next year.