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Decisive action needed to deal with gender equality issues

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Pretoria - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says world leaders must boldly tackle women’s issues in order to find true and lasting solutions to challenges that continue to dog gender equality.

HRC must strike fair balance between all human rights

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Pretoria - The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) needs to give priority to all human rights by ensuring a balance between civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development.

SA participates in UN Human Rights Council session

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is in Geneva, Switzerland, where she will participate in the high-level segment of the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC).

Deputy Minister Landers arrives in Uruguay

Monday, March 2, 2015

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Luwellyn Landers, has arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, ahead of his official two-day visit.

SA condemns gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Pretoria - The South African government has condemned in the strongest possible terms the barbaric and gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot Muath Kasasbeh by the extremist terror group, ISIS.

Millions in US affected by fierce snowstorm

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Washington - Millions of people living in the north eastern parts of the United States (US) on Monday took the brunt of a severe snowstorm and blizzard that is ravaging the region.

Pres Zuma satisfied with SA's participation at WEF

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has returned to Pretoria on Saturday upbeat and satisfied with the outcome of South Africa's participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

SA, Netherlands enhance cooperation

Friday, January 23, 2015

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte have identified agriculture, ports and water and sanitation as some of the key areas to enhance cooperation between their two countries.