South Africa

Pretoria - Exiled former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has headed back to his home country.

Mafikeng - With the launch of Operation Clean Audit, the North West Provincial Government hopes to assist its 24 municipalities and 10 provincial departments in achieving clean audit reports by 2014.

Johannesburg - A new, fresh and exciting TV series, the Kwanda Reality show, is set to entertain and inspire people to make a difference in their communities.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), together with three universities, is finalising the development of a Standardised National Training Programme for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment verification.

Honourable Speaker;
His Excellency President Zuma;
Honourable Deputy President Motlanthe;
Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers;
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Pretoria - Research Institutions such as the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection have a critical role to play in building societies and empowering citizens, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said.

Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport learnt valuable lessons when it piloted the Gauride project during the FIFA Confederations Cup in June.

Johannesburg - Since its inception in 2004, over six million South Africans have opened Mzansi bank accounts which provide previously un-banked clients easy access to banking services countrywide.

Willow Park - Over 60 low cost housing units have been given to the community members of Willow Park who were previously cramped into only 32 dilapidated one-bedroomed mud houses.

Vryheid - Since its inception in 2005, KwaZulu-Natal's Investing in Culture programme has made strides by empowering and funding women's cultural projects in disadvantaged communities.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced the abolition of the Stamp Duty Act with effect from midnight on 31 March 2009.

Vryheid - President Jacob Zuma has urged the public to participate in the debates and consultative process around the National Health Insurance (NHI).

Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has conveyed condolences to the bereaved families of eight mineworkers killed in a crash involving a bus on the R501 in Doornfontein on Friday morning.

Durban - Since 2007 government has succeeded in enrolling over 690 775 patients into its anti retroviral treatment (ART) programme, says Deputy President Baleka Mbete.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has officially launched a unit that will ensure effective evaluation of the entire education system and development of schools.