London - British Queen Elizabeth II has sent her gratitude to the public and highlighted "togetherness" in a message released early on Monday for the Diamond Jubilee.
Durban - The South African National Biodiversity Institute has been accredited as a National Implementing Entity (NIE) for the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund.
Pretoria - To mark World Aids Day, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has partnered with the Department of Public Service and Administration to get government's half a million public servants voluntarily tested for HIV.
Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has called on young people leaving school and those in institutions of higher learning to get tested for HIV.
The interventions implemented by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has yielded positive results, with the province recording a decline in infant and maternal mortality.
Pretoria - The results of Egypt's first-stage vote of the People's Assembly will be announced today, the High Judicial Elections Commission said.
Malalane - Pupils from a rural primary school in Mpumalanga this week received an early Christmas.
Pretoria - Growing access to HIV and Aids treatment and prevention services resulted in a 15 percent decline in new infections over the past decade and a 22 percent drop in Aids-related deaths in the past five years, the United Nations reported.
Pretoria - Growing access to HIV and Aids treatment and prevention services resulted in a 15 percent decline in new infections over the past decade and a 22 percent drop in Aids-related deaths in the past five years, the United Nations reported.
President Jacob Zuma remains positive that the new regulations under the Preferential Procurement Act, which come into effect in December, will help government meet its job creation targets.
Pretoria - As the world commemorates World Aids Day, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) wants to see an end to stigmatisation and stereotyping around the disease.
Pretoria - Africa's overall trade flows and boosting intra-Africa trade will feature high on the agenda of the 7th Ordinary Conference of Ministers of Trade, which kicks off in Accra, Ghana, today.
Pretoria - Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has reiterated the call for an emphasis to be placed on educating girl children.
Pretoria - The process of dismissing Gautrain bus drivers, who have embarked on an illegal strike, has begun, Bombela Concession spokesperson Errol Braithwaite announced on Monday.
Pretoria - Fifteen staff members and students at the University of Zululand are facing criminal cases and disciplinary action after a forensic investigation into the university's affairs has been concluded.
