Athens - Greek pro-bailout conservative New Democracy party (ND) won Sunday's critical general election, beating the anti-bailout Radical Left Syriza party with 29.66% against 26.89%, according to the Interior Ministry's final results released on Monday.
Cape Town - Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim has indicated that trade relations between Belarus and South Africa have potential to grow.
Brussels - European leaders have reached agreement on bolstering the capital ratio of banks in the Eurozone to 9.0 percent in order to provide additional capital buffer amid the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in some of the countries, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma arrived in Perth, Australia, on Thursday ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to take place there from Friday.
Cape Town - South Africa has urged Israel not to invade the Gaza strip, while at the same time calling on Palestinian militants to immediately cease firing rockets into the Jewish state.
Cape Town - Transnet General Manager for Security, Major General Rodney Toka, has revealed that only a small fraction of the pirates operating in seas around the world are successfully prosecuted, following their arrest.
Cape Town - Transnet General Manager for Security, Major General Rodney Toka, has revealed that only a small fraction of the pirates operating in seas around the world are successfully prosecuted, following their arrest.
Pretoria - South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim says the UN must be able to respond appropriately and effectively to new challenges facing humanity in order to remain relevant.
Pretoria - The upcoming Partnership Forum meeting between South Africa and Oman is expected to be used as a platform to review bilateral relations and explore further opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
Pretoria - With less than a month to go before COP 17, President Jacob Zuma has warned that if parties fail to renew and sign the Kyoto Protocol, this would be a major setback for the world.
