Mbombela - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says Brics member countries have put food security at the top of the agenda ahead of the all-important summit in Durban.
Bloemfontein - Two young and deserving students from the Free State have jetted off to Cuba on a scholarship to study for a degree in physical education and sports.
Pretoria - There was no major security breach committed during the prestigious FIFA Confederations Cup, thanks to the efforts made by the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS).
Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has disputed allegations that a patient in a critical condition was turned away from a state hospital because the hospital was full.
Cape Town - Government is looking at coordinated efforts as well as models across the world to ensure that the number of South African youth that have access to higher education is increased.
Parliament - The Portfolio Committee on Communications on Wednesday shortlisted the candidates that are to be invited to interviews for the new SABC board.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost when a Yemen airbus crashed in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
Belfast - Young people in Mpumalanga have been urged to pursue skills that will improve the local economy.
Residents living in Mushiyane in Giyani, who have never watched television or cooked on an electric stove, will now have access to these services thanks to government's electrification project, writes Nthambeleni Gabara.
Pretoria - The Department of Defence has warned that there will be an increased presence of foreign military vehicles on South Africa's roads as soldiers and foreign forces make their way to the Northern Cape to participate in Exercise Golfinho.
Pretoria - Fridays in South Africa are set to become more colourful with stuffy office gear and school uniforms being exchanged for bright soccer jerseys.
Mafikeng - The Mafikeng Rural Domestic Waste Collection project launched on Thursday will not only create jobs but ensure communities have access to refuse removal services.
Pretoria - The next Extra-Ordinary Conference of the African Union (AU) Communication Ministers will be held in South Africa later this year.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will in August travel to Angola, as his first official visit to any country.
Pretoria - Women groups across the country have started engaging the Ministry for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities on the proposal for a Women Empowerment Fund.
