South Africa

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the 25-year sentences imposed on three Mozambican rhino poachers by the Phalaborwa Regional Court.

Pretoria - South Africans will commemorate Youth Day next week in recognition of the brave youth who on 16 June 1976 stood up against the apartheid government's Bantu education laws.

Mbombela - Transport minister Sbusiso Ndebele has urged motorists or members of the public to use a toll-free number to report reckless driving on roads.

Pretoria - A total of 5 122 health personnel have been appointed in KwaZulu-Natal for the period 1 January to date, provincial Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo announced on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on South Africans to walk in Albertina Sisulu's footsteps and selflessly contribute towards progress in society.

Pretoria - A project aimed at improving health service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal is yielding benefits, as hospital service improves and healthcare workers begin to display respect and positive attitudes to patients.

Pretoria - The Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health Technology (MAC-HT) has officially started operating to help government deliver on its 2009 - 2014 mandate for the health sector.

Pretoria - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ironed out his country's stance on various foreign policy issues -- including Africa, the Middle East and global governance -- during a public lecture at a packed hall in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is taking the HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) campaign to the villages, as he is expected to lead a delegation to Mafefe village in Limpopo to roll out the campaign on Sunday.

Pretoria - Despite the challenges facing education in the country, the Department of Basic Education has managed to scoop two Public Sector Excellence Awards.

Pretoria - The South African government did not refuse to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has clarified.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa's foreign policy will always be guided by the values of Ubuntu and commitments to mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa and other countries of the world.

Cape Town - South Africa might be an ailing patient - weighed down by high unemployment and a poor education system - but its problems were in no way terminal, the Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Planning, Trevor Manuel, said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Poor governance systems and strained relations with government are some of the issues being addressed to help get the traditional affairs house in order.

Pretoria - Telecommunications company Telkom has permanently increased the monthly allowance on data caps at no extra charge.