South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the Infrastructure Development Bill for public comments.

Pretoria - Government has expressed confidence in the consultation process regarding the establishment of two new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape, with construction expected to start soon.

Pretoria - Cabinet has endorsed the final report on the work of the Intra-Departmental Task Team (IDTT) on iron ore and steel, says Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the Proteas for their world class performance against Australia in Perth.

Pretoria - Derek Hanekom has been sworn in as the Minister of the Department of Science and Technology by the Honourable Justice Bess Nkabinde at a ceremony held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Although some success has been recorded in attaining employment equity targets in the public service, Cabinet says more needs to be done to rev up progress.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the amended White Paper on South Africa's Foreign Policy for submission to Parliament.

Pretoria - Cabinet is hopeful that the Class of 2012 will do well when the results of the National Senior Certificate examinations are announced next year.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on government institutions to register all their vehicles for the Gauteng e-tolling system.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has been awarded the Lean Institute Africa Diamond Award 2012 in recognition of their efforts to improve service delivery.

Thohoyandou - Nearly 90% of households in Limpopo's Vhembe region now have access to clean running water.

Doha - International political heads engaged in negotiations at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) in Doha are faced with the urgency of climate change action.

Johannesburg - Tributes continued to pour for the late former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, with mourners attending a government-organised memorial service on Wednesday remembering him as a man who served South Africa with humility.

Pretoria - The Select Committee for Security and Constitutional Development has decided to adopt a report of all public submissions on the Traditional Courts Bill made during public hearings in September.

Pretoria - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has urged representatives of Agri-SA and unions to negotiate in good faith for the minimum wage demand for farmworkers.