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SA close to joining BRIC group
02-09-2010
 Pretoria - South Africa is confident that it could become the newest member of BRIC, a powerful economic coalition of the four largest developing nations in the world - Brazil, Russia, India and China. |
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Withdrawal of special dispensation in interest of region
02-09-2010
Pretoria – The decision to withdraw the special dispensation for Zimbabweans living in South Africa is part of efforts to ensure that all foreign nationals residing in South Africa are documented and their presence regularised. |
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Ravalomanana’s sentencing a draw back
02-09-2010
Pretoria - The sentencing of Madagascar's former President Marc Ravalomanana to hard labour for life may prove to be one more obstacle in the island's attempts to emerge from its current political crisis, says International Relations and Cooperation’s Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. |
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Foreign visitors surge in 2010
02-09-2010
Pretoria - Foreign visitors to South Africa had risen by more than 350 000 for the first four months of this year as compared to the same period in 2009, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said. |
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KZN mortuaries in operation
02-09-2010
Pretoria - Mortuary services at the Magwaza Mapahalala Street mortuary and other mortuaries in Durban and Pietermaritzburg are in operation despite attempts from some striking staff to disrupt services, says the provincial Health Department. |
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Vehicle sales show improvement in August
02-09-2010
Pretoria - Vehicle sales in August showed improvement in comparison to the same period last year rising at 36.9 percent, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) said on Thursday. |
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High police presence in Maputo following riots
02-09-2010
Pretoria – There is a high police presence in Mozambique following Wednesday’s violent riots in the capital Maputo. |
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Plans to improve rail system
02-09-2010
Johannesburg - The Department of Transport says it is working on a massive rail investment programme to improve the country's aging rail network. |
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Busy quarter for Gauteng's Community Safety Dept
02-09-2010
Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has been busy in the past quarter, focusing its attention on victims of domestic abuse, the 2010 Soccer World Cup, traffic violations and the province's police stations. |
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SA needs to do business differently to succeed
02-09-2010
Pretoria - If South Africa is to succeed in extracting maximum benefits from its mineral endowment it must do business differently, says Mineral and Resources Minister Susan Shabangu. |
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More wards ahead of local govt elections
01-09-2010
Pretoria - The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has increased the number of municipal wards across the country for the 2011 local government elections. |
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More assistant requests from hospitals
01-09-2010
Pretoria - As the public service strike continues, more hospitals seek assistance from the South African Millitary Health Service's (SAMHS) medical teams. |
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Committee to release World Cup report
01-09-2010
Pretoria - An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), headed by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will soon table a report to Cabinet on the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Presidency said. |
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Obama ends Iraq combat operations
01-09-2010
Pretoria - Declaring that it is time to "turn the page," US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced the official end of US combat operations in Iraq, bringing to a close more than seven years of war in that country. |
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Municipalities underspend budgets
01-09-2010
Pretoria - Municipalities underspent their total budgets by R18.9 billion in the 2009/10 financial year, which ended on 30 June 2010, says National Treasury. |
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North West volunteer builders to receive training
01-09-2010
Pretoria - The 80 female volunteers who helped build 54 houses in the North West province as part of Women's Month, are to receive training that will equip them to start their own construction companies. |
