Cape Town - Effective and decisive action is needed in the fight against piracy, oil theft and drug trafficking off Africa's coastline, says Chief of the South African Navy Vice Admiral Johannes Mudimu.
Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has dismissed claims that 400 babies have this year died at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital.
Johannesburg 14 October 2009 - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will introduce a system of strict new administrative penalties against non-compliant taxpayers from 23 November 2009
Pretoria - South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has been named as the African Cargo Airline of the year, said SAA.
Pretoria - Despite severe criticism and eight successive defeats, Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana is optimistic about the future of his squad.
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is disappointed at the utterances made by the leadership of the South Africa Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) that she must resign, the department said on Wednesday.
Pretoria – Taxi operators have called on the Department of Labour to extend the transport subsidy scheme to the taxi industry.
Parliament - Government is to facilitate the processes aimed at strengthening the machineries dealing with matters of gender equality such as 50/50 representation in decision-making structures.
Cape Town - South Africa, during its tenure as Chairperson of the Southern Africa Develop Community (SADC) will strengthen the critical institution and cement regional cohesion.
Pretoria - The South African Department of Safety and Security has signed an agreement with the French Embassy to strengthen the country's capacity in the fight against transnational organised crime and terrorism.
Pretoria - South Africa has lost another 24 rhinos since last week, the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Wednesday.
Pretoria - The country's water is safe for consumption and there is no crisis in the security of its water supply, says Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Lindiwe Hendricks.
Parliament - Despite the global economic meltdown that has ruined developed economies and led many of the world's economies into recession, South Africa can mitigate the effects, President Kgalema Motlanthe said, Friday.
Pretoria - Youth from all corners of the country are to be encouraged to actively engage in the government's programmes and policies through the Sanlam-GCIS SoNa National School debate.
Pretoria - The Department of Health hopes to increase the percentage of adults who have had an HIV test from 25 percent to 35 percent this year.
