Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this week undertake a two-legged working visit to the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Namibia, the Presidency said.
London - Standard & Poor's cut Greece's "CC" long-term and "C" short-term sovereign credit ratings on Monday to "selective default"(SD) after the debt-laden country launched a bond swap plan to ease its debt burden last Friday.
Pretoria - The Government of Jamaica has come up in support of the establishment of the BRICS-led Developmental Bank.
Athens -The Greek parliament on Tuesday passed a fresh package of spending cuts to secure the release of a second bailout package to avoid a bankruptcy in March, Deputy Speaker Grigoris Niotis announced.
Johannesburg - Despite a softening of cargo categories, Transnet is going ahead with its infrastructure build programme.
Athens - Greece will hold repeat elections on 17 June, local media reported on Wednesday.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman has concluded a successful, two-day working visit to Hungary.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in China for an official visit aimed at strengthening relations between Pretoria and Beijing. He was invited by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Pretoria - South Africa will today join the international community in celebrating World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, and government has a host of festivities lined up to mark the occasion.
Pretoria - South Africa is working on "the most appropriate" response to the European Union (EU) and US crude oil sanctions on Iran, says the Department of Energy.
