World

Frankfurt - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday Greece is not out of woods and needs another aid programme.

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma says the leaders of the BRICS countries will use the bloc’s Business Council as a platform to explore new models and approaches towards more equitable development and inclusive growth in the world.

Pretoria - Former South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has taken the oath of office as the new head of the United Nations body tasked with promoting women’s rights and their full participation in global affairs.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has arrived in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Dr Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s new President.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed condolences to the government and people of Spain after a train accident that killed 80 people and left more than 140 injured.

Pretoria - The 6th South Africa-European Union (SA-EU) Summit ended on Thursday, with leaders in agreement that joint programmes were needed to address the common challenge of job creation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has thanked South Africans and the international community for the on-going support and the display of love for former President Nelson Mandela on his special day.

Johannesburg – Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has used his 67 minutes for Mandela Day to urge drug dealers distributing drugs to young people in Eldorado Park to stop and rather advance the values of Madiba.

Pretoria - The Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board – an international body which assists in the fight against TB - has elected South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as its chairperson.

Pretoria - At 2.3 billion, the number of people worldwide covered by at least one life-saving measure to limit tobacco use has more than doubled in the last five years.