South Africa

Pretoria - The South African Air Force (SAAF) has released the names of those who died in the military aircraft crash in the Drakensburg.

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has on Tuesday left for China where she is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Chongqing.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and other uMkhonto we Sizwe military veterans were on Thursday honoured with medals in recognition of their involvement in the struggle against the apartheid regime.

Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has spoken out against labelling houses as "RDP" houses and more recently "BNG" (Breaking New Ground) houses, saying that such names should not be attached to the houses built by government for its people.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is gearing itself up to deal with high volumes of travellers at all the country's ports of entry during the festive season, with effect from Saturday, December 15.

Pretoria - Dedicated lanes will be created at South Africa's ports of entry to facilitate the swift movement of soccer fans and officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) who will be flocking to the country for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament.

Doha - Climate change is already undermining past development and threatening future potential as well as multiplying impacts on the poor and vulnerable, says Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the Sisulu family, following the passing on of Zwelakhe Sisulu, a freedom fighter, renown journalist and business person.

Pretoria - Real gross domestic expenditure decelerated from 4.9 % previously to 3% in the third quarter of this year, said the Reserve Bank on Thursday.

Pretoria - Headline earnings for telecommunications parastatal Telkom declined by 33% for the year ended in March.

Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed its deepest condolences to the family of the late Free State Health MEC Fundiswa Ngubentombi and one of her security personnel who died in a car crash at the weekend.

Pretoria - The South African Air Force (SAAF) has confirmed that a rescue team located the wreckage of a C-47 Dakota aircraft this morning in the Drakensberg mountains.

Pretoria - Cabinet says it has noted the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Declaration, the country's action plan and progress on the OGP commitments.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed South Africa's election to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) in November, says Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the SA Mint Company's 2013 numismatic commemorative coins, saying that the coins reflect the country's heritage.