South Africa

Pretoria - A team has been dispatched to Mattafin in Mpumalanga to assess the damage caused by a heavy storm on Tuesday night.

Pretoria - South Africa and Zimbabwe are expected to discuss plans that will combat border related crimes during a ministerial meeting on defence and security in Harare on Thursday.

Pretoria - South Africa's petrol price is to remain unchanged at R7.65, the Department of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday.

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to the outgoing Chief Justice Pius Langa in a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Eskom's revised tariff application has been widely appreciated amid concerns about the effects on the ordinary consumer.

Pretoria - The first week of matric examinations proceeded smoothly in all nine provinces, says spokesperson for the Department of Basic Education, Dr Granville Whittle.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma today, Wednesday 11 November 2009, congratulated Mozambican President Armaso Guebuza following his re-election to serve a second term.

Pretoria-Government is to launch a National Council that will focus on child abuse, said Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister, Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R3.9 billion in September, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced on Friday.

As government, we are committed to work together with all components of the justice system to realise the rights contained in our Constitution.

Mbombela - A parliament for people with disabilities will take place in Mpumalanga on Friday to encourage the disabled to become part of the governance process.

Speaking Notes for the Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, on the Occasion of the 'Football Friday' Activation at the Union Buildings, Pretoria

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is to arrive in Nigeria today where he is expected to co-chair the 3rd Session of the Review Council of the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC) with his counterpart, Vice President Dr Goodluck Jonathan.

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development and the German Development Bank have signed a R76 million agreement towards the improvement of living conditions of child and youth-headed households in South Africa.

Pretoria - The sound of vuvuzelas rocked the Union Buildings on Friday, where Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and various cabinet ministers, dressed in Bafana Bafana jerseys, launched the Football Friday Campaign.