South Africa

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Sue van der Merwe is currently in London for the World Travel Market in London.

Pretoria – In a bid to eliminate fraud and ensure that public funds are used more effectively, the Gauteng Department of Health is undertaking a process to verify all its employees and to update payroll information.

Pretoria - South Africa and Sri Lanka are to strengthen bilateral relations during International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane's two-day visit to that country.

Cape Town - The government is to focus on innovation to bring about job creation when the Department of Trade and Industry releases a new industrial policy in January.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) will this afternoon make known its decision on Eskom’s request for a 16% tariff increase.

Pretoria - The Department of Education has adopted the recommendations made by a task team on the review of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS).

Cape Town - In preparation for the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, South Africa is embarking on several programmes aimed at making sure that the country contributes positively to the debate on global warming.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reminded taxpayers who receive a car allowance to record their odometer readings by Saturday.

Cape Town - Expanding employment opportunities beyond urban areas is among the key priorities of government, says Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria – The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has apologised unconditionally to the public for the comments she made to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Cape Town - Western Cape farmers who pay their workers with alcohol instead of giving them a monthly wage can be fined up to a R1 million under the Western Cape Liquor Act which was passed in November last year.

Pretoria - Renowned South African, Robyn Orlin, is to be acknowledged for her choreography and creative contribution to the arts by the French President Nikolas Sarkozy.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is to undertake a working visit to Nigeria to attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Abuja.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma wants to use this year's World AIDS Day to mark the beginning of a massive mobilisation campaign by government against HIV and AIDS.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has been presented with his very own postage stamp by the South African Post Office.