South Africa

Pretoria- Retail trade sales for March 2010 grew by one percent compared to March 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday

Mafikeng - The signing of an agreement that will frame future bilateral co-operation on climate change issues between the North West province and Manitoba province in Canada is in the pipeline, said the North West MEC for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development Boitumelo Tshwene.

Mafikeng - The signing of an agreement that will frame future bilateral co-operation on climate change issues between the North West province and Manitoba province in Canada is in the pipeline, said the North West MEC for Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Rural Development Boitumelo Tshwene.

Pretoria-Clean energy will be in the spotlight when a two-day meeting of global electricity regulators kicks-off in Cape Town on Thursday.

Pretoria- Young boys who will be at initiation schools in Limpopo next month will not miss out on the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer action as their parents will be allowed to bring in television sets.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department saved almost R400 million in 2009 after re-engineering its Audit and Risk Management Unit and Supply Chain Management to root out corruption, wastage and theft.

Pretoria - Stricter hygiene codes would be imposed at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, where six babies died after contracting diarrhoea at the weekend

Pretoria - ArcelorMittal South Africa and its iron ore supplier Kumba have reached an interim arrangement in terms of a pricing agreement following a dispute that threatened the closure of Saldanha Steel.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday launch Child Protection Week which will focus on the protection of children during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The Business Day newspaper today Friday 23 April 2010 published a factually incorrect and misleading article, reporting that Cabinet had decided to instruct ICASA to issue a second licence to Broadband Infraco (Pty) Ltd.

The Business Day newspaper today Friday 23 April 2010 published a factually incorrect and misleading article, reporting that Cabinet had decided to instruct ICASA to issue a second licence to Broadband Infraco (Pty) Ltd.

Pretoria - Cabinet has appealed to all parties involved in wage negotiations to conclude agreements speedily to avoid costs to the economy.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved amendments to the Superior Courts Bill, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday

Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and labour unions are to meet at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) offices today where an agreement could be signed ending the four-day strike action.

Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane is eager to get the ball rolling to take the national team to the 2012 African Cup of Nations and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil