South Africa

Pretoria - Renowned SABC television and radio presenter, Vuyo Mbuli, has passed away at the age of 46.

Pretoria - Bilateral relations between South Africa and Canada will be under the spotlight on Tuesday, when President Jacob Zuma hosts the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, for a state visit.

Pretoria - The South African government says it respects the independence and judiciary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite the challenges which emerged during Professor Cyril Karabus's ordeal.

Pretoria - A multi-billion investment by the Government in the manufacturing and industrial sectors is set to create 7800 jobs across the country.

Pretoria - Government has called on all initiation schools across the county to ensure that precautionary health measures are exercised to minimise illnesses and death.

Cape Town – The construction of the 64-dish MeerKat satellite dishes – a precursor of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project – had commenced, the Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom said on Thursday.

Cape Town – A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected President, will be mounted at two sites that are intrinsically linked with the political face of South Africa - the Union Buildings in Pretoria and at Parliament in Cape Town.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the discussions between the Department of Basic Education and the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu), which led to the suspension of protest action.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s functions to make it more transparent and accountable.

In 2000 the influential financial publication, The Economist labelled Africa the “hopeless Continent”, but has since had to revise its view in recognition of the remarkable transformation of Africa.

Pretoria - Ebrahim Mohamed has been appointed as the Commissioner of the National Consumer Commission (NCC), Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to contribute towards the protection of children and creation of a safe and secure environment, which is everybody’s responsibility.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved South Africa’s ratification of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Annex to the Southern African Development Community’s Protocol on Trade and for it to be submitted to Parliament.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of nine new judges who will take up their posts in various courts throughout the country in July.

Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) which shows an increase in the unemployment rate from 24.9 percent to 25.2 percent.