African population reaches 1 billion - report
Dar-es-Salaam - Africa's population has reached 1 billion as the continent's population grows by about 24 million a year, says a report.
Dar-es-Salaam - Africa's population has reached 1 billion as the continent's population grows by about 24 million a year, says a report.
Pretoria - Learners and teachers at Ingqayizivele Secondary School in Tembisa have made a commitment to promote and protect the lives of other human beings as prescribed in the Bill of Responsibilities.
Pretoria - Transformation in the workplace remains slow and still has a long way to go before it reflects South Africa's demographics, says Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana.
Pretoria - The Auditor General (AG) has given the Department of Water Affairs its first unqualified audit report in four years.
Johannesburg - India has emphasised its commitment to further expand and diversify trade with South Africa.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet the country's World Athletics Championships medalists on Tuesday, the Presidency has announced.
Tshwane - The City of Tshwane stands ready to welcome the three triumphant South African athletes - Caster Semenya, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, and Tshepo Mokwena - as they return from Berlin, Germany.
Mafikeng - Eight municipalities in the North West will as a matter of urgency, receive intensive support from the provincial government during the current and next financial years.
Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has condemned the practice of forcing young girls into early marriages, saying it undermined the rights of children.
Pretoria - The significant drop in the number of fatalities this past Easter weekend is an indication that law enforcement authorities were winning in their efforts to curb road deaths.
Soweto - The Gauteng provincial government is sending hundreds of taxi operators back to school in a bid to help them manage their business better.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will undertake a working visit to Sudan on Tuesday to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the 2009 Tri-Nations champions, the Springboks, at the OR Tambo International Airport this afternoon.
Durban - KwaZulu-Natal healthcare services are to receive a major boost with the graduation of 2 062 new nurses from various campuses of the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing.
Johannesburg - South Africa's Sumbandila Satellite is set to be launched into space from a Russian Soyuz rocket at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, later today