South Africa

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health and Social Development Department has extended its measles campaign to allow the province to reach its target of vaccinating three million people.

Pretoria - The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA) has welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget allocation of R6.2 billion to support the growth and development of smallholder farmers.

Cape Town – There was mixed reaction by Members of Parliament and the business sector to proposals outlined by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in the Budget Speech on Wednesday - with a large focus on easing pressure on South African tax payers while cushioning the poor through increasing social grants.

Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Foundation has hit out against speculation around former President Nelson Mandela's health, saying that he is well.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will on Thursday pay an official visit to India where she is expected to participate in the Regional Heads of Mission Conference.

Cape Town - The Minister of Agriculture, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, today put to rest media reports that have painted her as an extravagant minister and detailed her two-year battle to secure stable and affordable accommodation - including a night she was forced to sleep in her car with her two young children.

Pretoria - Health ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are expected to gather in Limpopo next week to discuss issues related to malaria

Pretoria - With less than 25 days to go before the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) climate talks kick off in Durban, government and stakeholders are confident the plans put in place for the summit are on track.

Pretoria - The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has urged individuals, businesses and community groups to "Vote Earth" ahead of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Pretoria - The Department of Public Enterprises has welcomed Eskom's revised tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) of 35 percent over the next three years.

Moretele - The North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs has dispatched a special task team to Dipetlwane in the Moretele Local Municipality to assess the situation and address residents' concerns over service delivery.

Pretoria - Happy, smiling faces was the order of the day as Grade 12 learners left their exam rooms after a three hour Accounting paper on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The National Library of South Africa and the Iranian National Library have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the relations that already exist between these two national institutes.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs will relocate its head office from Waltloo to the city centre, a move that will result in it taking the services it offers closer to the people.

Pretoria - A team has been dispatched to Mattafin in Mpumalanga to assess the damage caused by a heavy storm on Tuesday night.