South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to lead a delegation to participate in the United States–Africa Leaders’ Summit in August.

Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed great concern over the escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Pretoria - Cabinet has conveyed its condolences to the mother and family of four-year-old Taegrin Morris of Reiger Park, as well as the family and friends of renowned author Nadine Gordimer.

Pretoria - Cabinet’s fortnightly meeting discussed at length the 2014-2019 Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), which has been approved, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said on Thursday.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the transition of the Section 100 (1) (b) intervention in Limpopo to a Section 100 (1) (a) intervention, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - South Africa’s oceans have the potential to create between 800 000 and one million direct jobs, which will be realised through Operation Phakisa.

Pretoria – Cabinet has thanked South Africans and the world for participating in this year’s Nelson Mandela Day, on 18 July.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the agreement to launch the New Development Bank (NDB) at the recent sixth BRICS Summit in Brazil.

Pretoria - The successful completion and full operation of Gautrain bears testimony to the capacity of government to deliver on large-scale public transport projects.

Pretoria - Representatives of cooperatives from across the country have asked Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to improve their support services to help co-ops become more productive and create jobs.

Pretoria – Regional leaders will trash out matters pertaining to politics, defence and security when they gather at the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) meeting in Swakopmund, Namibia.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says plans to revitalise the public service are currently being rolled out in all departments.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma said working groups will be formed to ensure that a clear path to address socio-economic challenges is drafted and institutionalised over the next five years.

Pretoria - Government has urged South Africans to rally behind Team SA, who is representing the country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Pretoria – Limpopo Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, says police have arrested a 24-year-old student at the University of Venda whom they believe is the Thohoyandou serial killer.