Pretoria - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep regret after Security Council members were unable to agree on a resolution backing an Arab League plan to resolve the crisis in Syria.
Pretoria - Local government needs to play a leading role in stressing the importance to communities on the threat climate change has on the world.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent well wishes to the Muslim community celebrating Eid Milad-un-Nabi.
Pretoria - A story in the Independent Newspapers, alleging that President Jacob Zuma has "relieved" National Police Commissioner, General Bheki Cele of his duties, and that he is to be posted to Canada as an ambassador is a fabrication, the Presidency said.
Pretoria - It's going to be a busy week for President Jacob Zuma as he prepares for the State of the Nation Address (SONA), due to be presented in Parliament on Thursday, 9 February at 7pm.
Port Elizabeth - A number of activities have been lined up around South Africa to mark World Aids Day, with President Jacob Zuma expected to unveil the country's new National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and Aids 2012 - 2016.
Pretoria - Cote d'Ivoire's former President Laurent Gbagbo faces four counts of crimes against humanity including murder, rape and persecution, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday.
London - British Queen Elizabeth II has sent her gratitude to the public and highlighted "togetherness" in a message released early on Monday for the Diamond Jubilee.
Durban - The South African National Biodiversity Institute has been accredited as a National Implementing Entity (NIE) for the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund.
Pretoria - To mark World Aids Day, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) has partnered with the Department of Public Service and Administration to get government's half a million public servants voluntarily tested for HIV.
Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande has called on young people leaving school and those in institutions of higher learning to get tested for HIV.
The interventions implemented by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development has yielded positive results, with the province recording a decline in infant and maternal mortality.
Pretoria - The results of Egypt's first-stage vote of the People's Assembly will be announced today, the High Judicial Elections Commission said.
Malalane - Pupils from a rural primary school in Mpumalanga this week received an early Christmas.
Pretoria - Growing access to HIV and Aids treatment and prevention services resulted in a 15 percent decline in new infections over the past decade and a 22 percent drop in Aids-related deaths in the past five years, the United Nations reported.
