Cape Town - The government is set to establish an independent power system operator, separate from Eskom, to ensure that the country maintains a reliable electricity supply in, said President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation address in Parliament today.
Cape Town - Government aims to reduce water loss by 2014 bearing in mind that South Africa is not a water rich country, says President Jacob Zuma.
Pretoria - Government is working hard to ensure that South Africans feel safe.
Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which indicated that there had been an increase in employment, with optimism.
Pretoria - Twelve people, including nine children, have lost their lives in a collision between a truck and a bakkie on the R603 near Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal.
Cape Town - The new Cape Town Stadium has been opened on time - 32 months after the first sod was turned.
Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has launched a R25 million Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that not only promotes jobs and training but energy efficiency adaptation as well.
As you know, the 16 Days of Activism Campaign on No Violence against Women and Children is a United Nations-endorsed campaign. It takes place annually from the 25th of November which is an International Day of No Violence against Women. It runs up to the 10th of December which is an International Human Rights Day.
Pretoria - South Africa has secured an additional $108 million from the Global Fund to finance its HIV prevention projects over the next five years.
Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is expected to hand over a house to the family of the late S'khumbuzo Mhlongo later today.
Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Hlengiwe Mkhize, is to take a project which focuses on the well-being and protection of children behind bars to the Limpopo province on Friday.
Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says the proposal to rename Commissioner Street in the Johannesburg CBD has been tabled before the Gauteng Geographical Names Committee.
Pretoria - The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, says the benefits derived from biodiversity or ecosystem services are estimated at R73 billion, contributing to 7 percent of South Africa's GDP per annum.
Pretoria - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has assured the public that it has the rights to be the official broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Parliament - The atmosphere was jovial outside Parliament on Thursday afternoon ahead of President's Jacob Zuma arrival with songs and drums being heard from a distance.
