French Socialist candidate Francois Hollande and incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy qualified to face off in the run-off vote as the first round of election ended on Sunday night, with the leftist candidate narrowly leading over the conservative President.
Pretoria - Governor of the Bank of Mexico, Agustin Carstens, who is one of the two candidates shortlisted for the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is today meeting with the Executive Board of the Fund.
Pretoria - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed heartfelt concern and empathy for the people of Madagascar in the wake of the destruction caused by Cyclone Giovanna.
The United Nations and the Syrian Government have concluded an agreement that is intended to form the basis of a protocol that will govern the work of an advanced team of observers.
South Africa believes that improving conditions to increase global trade is still critical to stimulating the recovery of the global economy, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde says the Fund has received commitments of additional resources up to about $320 billion.
Midrand - There is 'little glimmer of hope' in the resolution of problems in the Eurozone with decision makers lagging behind, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says.
Newly appointed World Bank president Dr Jim Yong Kim will seek a new alignment of the World Bank group with a rapidly changing world.
As directors of the World Bank are set to meet later today to make a decision on who the body's next president will be, doubt in the transparency of the process has emerged.
The South African Government has welcomed the entering into effect of the ceasefire arrangement in Syria, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Saturday.
