South Africa

Pretoria – The price of all grades of petrol is to increase next week by 17 cents per litre, the Department of Energy has announced.

Pretoria – South Africans will on World Aids Day be encouraged to know their status by getting tested, to follow the “ABC” principles of abstaining, being faithful and condomising and for males to get medically circumcised.

Pretoria – Ministers of the security cluster and the Minister of Public Works, Thulas Nxesi, have met with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela following a report in the Mail & Guardian on the alleged leak of a purported provisional report on the Nkandla project.

Pretoria – Police have been commended for the seizure of drugs worth R75 million in Kempton Park in one of the biggest drug raids this year.

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has called on faith-based organisations (FBOs) to make youth their focus in their efforts to solve the many social challenges that face South African society.

After South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, women formed 27.75% of members of the National Assembly. Today, SA is ranked third in terms of women representation in Parliament.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo will today honour health workers and support staff, who have shown innovation in improving health care at the annual Khanyisa Service Excellence Awards.

Pretoria - With more people now receiving antiretroviral treatment, the North West Department of Health has trained more nurses to get HIV positive patients started on treatment.

Pretoria - The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has expressed disdain at the latest reports of heinous acts of sexual violence against children.

Pretoria - Beneficiaries of the North West/Industrial Development Corporation’s Nguni Cattle Development Project have been encouraged to enrich their farm management practices and aspire to be sustainable commercial Nguni breeders.

Pretoria – A military-spec helicopter, the Gazelle, is the latest addition to South African National Parks’ arsenal in the fight against rhino poaching.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport on Thursday launched its campaign to popularise no-toll routes, so that motorists in the province are not unduly prejudiced when the e-toll system is implemented on 3 December.

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says more officials will be stationed at the country’s ports of entry during the festive season.

Pretoria - The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) on Thursday announced that it had disbursed a total of R56.4 million to 169 small medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the first six months of 2013/14.

Durban – For local governments to deal with urbanisation challenges, they must come up with policies that support youth development.