Pretoria - President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Wednesday host the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on his first official visit to South Africa.
Pretoria - South Africa, as Chair of SADC, on Monday hosted the SADC-Japan meeting where representatives of research institutions discussed possible areas of cooperation in science, technology and innovation between SADC and Japan.
Pretoria - The South African Government has welcomed the release of the pro-democracy Burma leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Mogadishu - A British couple held captive in Somalia for more than a year were released on Sunday by pirates who held them in the centre of the country after attacking their yacht off the Somali coast.
Pretoria - A R9 million grant, which was awarded to the Wits University Centre for Rural-Based Education in the North West, has been hailed as a major boost for people of the province.
Johannesburg - A Brazilian delegation is currently in South Africa to learn more about the processes and preparations that go into staging one of the world's biggest sporting events.
Pretoria - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to touch down in South Africa on Tuesday evening for the first leg of his tour of African countries.
Pretoria - The Government of Japan, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) programme, has extended R3.38 million to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to support its voter education campaigns.
Pretoria - South Africa and Russia have agreed to increase their cooperation in various fields, including technology, energy, trade and investment.
Harare - The United Nations has pledged to assist Zimbabwe beyond the cholera epidemic to address the humanitarian situation in that country.
