South Africa

Pretoria – South Africa has stepped up its efforts to fight rhino poaching, says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.

Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni will on Tuesday unveil a plan to unlock the economic potential and take advantage of the OR Tambo International Airport as an economic hub.

Pretoria – The working visit to Sweden by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was a success, her department said on Monday.

Paris - French police have identified two nationals who blew themselves up in the coordinated attacks that hit Paris popular venues on Friday night.

Pretoria - The strengthening of bilateral cooperation between South Africa and Hungary will take centre stage when International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers hosts his Hungarian counterpart, Dr. László Szabó.

Pretoria – While the rain experienced in KwaZulu-Natal over the past few days has been welcomed, the drought in the province remains severe and the public must continue to conserve water.

Cape Town – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has called on motorists and pedestrians to be more vigilant and change their behaviour on the country’s roads as the festive season approaches.

Pretoria - Two inmates were killed and six others were injured when a group of inmates at the Belfast Correctional Centre in Mpumalanga started a fire in a cell at the facility on Saturday.

Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation recently presented its Annual Report to Parliament which showed it is in talks with National Treasury to develop a property acquisition strategy.

Cape Town – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has unveiled a mobile office for the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to increase accessibility to claimants in far flung areas.

Pretoria - Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is expected to pay an official visit to South Africa next week where he will hold talks with President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says she is saddened by the bus crash in Warden, in the Free State in which two children were killed.

Pretoria - While over three million people in South Africa are on antiretroviral treatment, the country is yet to reduce the rate of HIV transmission, particularly among young women.

Pretoria - BRICS member states, which include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have at a conference in South Africa this week recognised the importance of continuing joint efforts aimed at improving competition law and policy enforcement.

Pretoria - The recent 14th African Wildlife Consultative Forum held in Limpopo did not influence South Africa’s environmental policy, says the Department of Environmental Affairs.