Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will participate on the 11th Meeting of the Ministerial committee of the Organ on Politics, Defence and the Security Cooperation in Swaziland from the 31 July to the 02nd August 2009.
Pretoria - Brazil, the FIFA Confederations Cup champions, have qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and the Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Dr Renosi Mokate, attended the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting at HM Treasury in London, on 4 and 5 September 2009. The meeting focused on preparations for the Heads of States Summit scheduled for 24 - 25 September in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pretoria - The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a 22-year-old Stellenbosch University student has died from the H1N1 pandemic, known as swine flu.
In my personal capacity, as well as my capacity as the Minister of Health, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the family of the 22 year old university student whose death was confirmed by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) to be due to Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 2009, also known as Swine Flu.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will on Friday host United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham-Clinton for bilateral discussions.
Tokyo - Radiation has seen a steady decline near the damaged Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant following water-dousing measures taken on Thursday, said the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
Switzerland - Bafana Bafana lost 2-nil to Portugal on Tuesday evening, in an internationally friendly aimed at preparing the national team for the upcoming Confederations Cup.
Pretoria - Orlando Pirates central defender Siyabonga Sangweni has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad that will play Central African Republic (CAR) in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifier in Cape Town on Saturday.
Pretoria - The world marks International Literacy Day today, a day dedicated to reflecting on the worryingly high rates of illiteracy.
