Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe reiterated on Tuesday that South Africa will continue to receive uninterrupted funding from the United States Government for Aids relief programmes, for the time being.
Washington DC - South Africa has made significant strides in the fight against HIV and Aids over the last two decades, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe told delegates at the opening of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, yesterday.
Pretoria - The US Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips has offered condolences to the families of the South Africans who were killed in an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the 30 million pound pledge by the European Union to support innovation for poverty alleviation in South Africa.
Pretoria - South Africa is leading the talks on Madagascar aimed at crafting a lasting solution for the island nation's political future.
Washington - The US Treasury Department has announced that one of its senior officials, the Assistant Secretary for International Finance Charles Collyns, will travel to Greece and Italy this week to discuss economic issues.
Beijing - As cities across the US northeast slowly begin to emerge from the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy, the death toll has risen to 64 people across nine states. Millions are still without power as authorities do all they can to bring services back to normal.
Washington - Superstorm Sandy has killed at least 29 people and knocked millions out of power across the densely populated US east coast, leaving streets flooded, houses burned and an embankment collapsed.
Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim is to visit Seoul, South Korea, tomorrow where he will co-chair the 6th Policy Consultative Forum (PCF) with the South Korean Vice Minister Ho-young Ahn.
Pretoria - The Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Organ Troika has agreed that the political leaders of Madagascar should reconvene to conclude the outstanding issues stemming from the implementation of the roadmap.
