South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Labour is expected to kick off blitz inspections on companies in the construction sector, starting from today.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has activated its Alive Status Verification service to enable South Africans to check their status to ensure that they have not been fraudulently declared dead on the population register.

Diepsloot - The situation in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, is reported to be calm on Monday after violent protests broke out at the weekend.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Lulu Xingwana has called on South Africans to take the issue of moral regeneration seriously, if the country is to sustain its hard-won democracy and development.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has placed the National Commissioner of Correctional Services Xoliswa Sibeko and the Acting Chief Financial Officer Nandi Mareka on precautionary suspension with immediate effect.

Johannesburg - Construction bosses and unions are currently meeting at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) offices for crucial talks aimed at ending the week long strike by workers.

Johannesburg - The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) and the Chief Executive Officers of the country's four biggest banks met on Monday to discuss the global financial crisis

Sharm El Sheikh - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Egypt on Tuesday ahead of the two-day 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit scheduled to take place from tomorrow.

Sharm El Sheikh - South Africa's International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has called for a unified Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to deal with the challenges facing its members.

Pretoria - Government on Tuesday released a framework to guide its programmes over the next five years, providing with it a fiscal posturing of how and where it would spend its money over this term.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that government unequivocally opposes police who act outside the Constitution and the rule of law.

New York - Former US President Bill Clinton will host an exclusive Mandela Day Gala Dinner and Auction at the stunning Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, ahead of Mandela Day.

Pretoria - There is nothing unusual about renovations that are being made to Kings House in Durban, Public Works Minister Geoff Doidge said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The Police Ministry says it has noted media reports around the under-reporting of crime, based on a report released by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

Pretoria - Government on Tuesday released a framework to guide its programmes over the next five years, providing with it a fiscal posturing of how and where it would spend its money over this term.