South Africa

Cape Town - Co-operative Finance Institutions (CFIs) have been urged to "change their mindsets" if they want to see any significant growth.

Pretoria - Government and the media have been urged form a partnership to educate the public about climate change issues.

Pretoria - The North West Department of Health is to add more than 54 000 people on antiretroviral tre

Cape Town - Government and its key partners, such as labour and business, have signed an all-comprehensive Accord geared to create 300 000 jobs in the next 10 years.

King William's Town - The SAPS Eastern Cape provincial commissioner Lt General Celiwe Binta had handed over 12 high performance vehicles to several clusters in an effort to enhance the festive season crime-fighting campaign.

Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has sent a stern warning to the mining industry not put the lives of workers at risk for the sake of making a profit.

Cape Town - Government's all-inclusive Green Economy Accord, signed earlier today, has won the support of its key partners, including the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu).

Durban - The Springboks have made five changes to the starting line-up to take on their neighbours Nam

Pretoria - Following several decades of civil war, South Africa is encouraging Sri Lanka to pursue an inclusive political settlement for national reconciliation and economic reconstruction.

Pretoria - The SABC has denied reports that it forked out almost R20 million to acquire a fleet of Mercedes Benz for its employees.

Pretoria - Telkom is working to fix telephone lines that went down in some parts of Pretoria, it said on Friday.

Pretoria - Women should benefit most from land reform and rural development programme as they constitute the majority of people living in rural areas, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Pretoria - Women should benefit most from land reform and rural development programme as they constitute the majority of people living in rural areas, says Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.

Johannesburg-Gauteng Housing MEC, Humphrey Mmemezi, says government will not allow residents of Alexandra and people from other countries staying at the township to be subjected to any forms of threat or violence.

Pretoria - A Daveyton school teacher has been placed on precautionary suspension by the Gauteng Education Department following allegations that he has been passing learners in exchange for sexual favours.