South Africa

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Saturday congratulated the newly elected President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta.

Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has found a new way of honouring Madiba that spans beyond the internationally recognized Nelson Mandela Day on July 18.

Pretoria - Key role players in South Africa's communications industry will gather in Midrand this week for the Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Information Society and Development hosted by Communications Minister Roy Padayachie.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will later today jet off to Brazil for a state visit to that country.

Pretoria -The ruling African National Congress has won the 2009 General Elections by a comfortable margin over opposition parties.

Pretoria - South Africa's inflation will come down as growth prospects fluctuate, the South African Reserve Bank has reported in its Monetary Policy Review (MPR) for May.

Johannesburg - Metrobus has announced that if it were to accept the salary increase proposal put forward by striking bus drivers, the company would be forced to increase its bus fares.

Johannesburg -The Chief of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), Chris Ngcobo, has resumed his duties after being cleared of corruption charges in August.

Pretoria - President-elect Jacob Zuma has assured the nation that the new administration would be a government for all South Africans.

Angola - A senior government delegation has on Friday arrived in Angola to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

Durban - Millions of South Africans are on Monday celebrating the achievement of freedom and democracy in the country.

Cape Town - A total of 48 492 full-time and part-time learners in the Western Cape will be sitting for their 2009 Senior Certificate Examinations on 26 October.

Harare - A team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts are in Zimbabwe to begin a mission to heal the country's troubled public finances.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Health Department has obtained an interdict against doctors taking part in an illegal strike.

Pretoria - All senior management vacancies in The Presidency are to be filled in terms of the Public Service Regulations.