South Africa

Pretoria - Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) has welcomed the appointment of the BBBEE Advisory Council announced last week by President Jacob Zuma, describing the move as long overdue.

Pretoria - South Africa has emerged from its first recession in seventeen years.

Pretoria - While South Africa has technically ended its economic recession with an economic growth of 0.9 percent in the last quarter of 2009, business experts have cautioned that it was probably too early to celebrate.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Local Government and Housing Kgaogelo Lekgoro has reiterated that ward councillors do not have the authority to register people for houses or allocate houses to any single member of the community.

Cape Town - Rivonia trialists Andrew Mlangeni and Ahmed Kathrada are among the dignitaries who arrived at a ceremony to mark former President Nelson Mandela's release from prison on Thursday.

Pretoria - A number of health facilities throughout the country have been identified for improvement.

Pretoria - Criminals will face the full might of the law this festive season, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned on Thursday.

Johannesburg - Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has begun consultations over the drafting of a new migration policy for the country.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister, Richard Baloyi has reiterated government's position that official vehicles "are and remain the property of the state provided to ministers as tools to execute their functions."

Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma and Cabinet have called on the nation to warmly welcome the thousands of delegates set to attend the upcoming COP17 climate change conference in Durban.

Pretoria - The allocation for higher education is expected to grow from R15.3 billion in the 2008/09 financial year to R21.3 billion in 2011/12.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has described the moment that former President Nelson Mandela took his first steps out of prison 20 years ago as "the milestone of a very long journey

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has expressed support for a proposal by civil society to establish a National Council on Poverty.

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Pretoria - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says despite the efforts being made in addressing discrimination, racism and violation of human rights, the three scourges remain a serious challenge for the global community.