South Africa

Cape Town - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has promised to increase the number of scien

Cape Town - Simply adopting a tick-box approach to tackling development will not solve South Africa's

Pretoria - Parents, communities and other stakeholders have been called to join the fight against alco

Thohoyandou - A Limpopo district municipality has set aside more than R700 million to provide water to

Skukuza - Day visitors to the world-famous Kruger National Park will have free access from Monday to F

Pretoria - The South African National Blood Services (SANBS) has achieved considerable success in the

Cape Town - Instead of writing anonymous letters complaining about the Public Protector, Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has urged whistleblowers to contact it.

Doha - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has ended her tenure as President of Conference of the Parties (COP)17 by launching "Thuto ya Batho" or "Teachings from my People - Women adapt to climate change" on Gender Day in Doha.

Pretoria - A total 5.66 million income tax returns were submitted during the 2012 tax season, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it is giving urgent attention to the labour dispute with port health officials, which has resulted in Yellow Fever desks being left unattended at airports.

Hammanskraal - From the moment his school principal invited learners to enter the Afcon 2013 mascot competition, Tumelo Nkoana eagerly seized the opportunity as he had been a budding artist since the age of seven, and thought it was time to show off his drawing skills.

Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Tuesday said she was optimistic that negotiators in the farm wage dispute will avert the looming wave of industrial action in the farming sector in the Western Cape.

Pretoria - Government will work hard to ensure that social cohesion and nation building underpin all national, provincial and local government strategic priorities, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Over 1 000 unemployed youths have graduated from the Department of Correctional Services' Learnership Programme, and are now armed with skills that open up employment opportunities in the department.

Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is to revisit Ncera Farms in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.