South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa's economic competitiveness has improved for two years in a row, says Productivity SA.

The repo rate is to remain as is at 6.5 percent

Ekurhuleni - Gauteng's chilly weather could not deter hundreds of South Africans from being a part of the country's HIV, Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign launch at Natalspruit Hospital on Sunday.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma says although much progress has been made in advancing black economic empowerment, it is still not enough.

Pretoria - South Africa will host the BASIC Ministerial Climate Change meeting on Monday in Cape Town.

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.

Johannesburg-Bafana Bafana head coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, is adamant that his team is not going to be an easy target in the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup

Pretoria - Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, has urged communities to stop discriminating against people with albinism

Pretoria - Three suspected rhino poachers were killed during a shootout with rangers at the Kruger National Park, the South African National Parks (SANParks) said.

Pretoria - The Presidency has welcomed the Public Protector's findings and recommendations relating to the declaration of financial interests, assets and liabilities to the Secretary of Cabinet by President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Government has unveiled plans to get more than 200 000 children between the ages of seven and 15 to school by 2014.

Pretoria - Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe, on Sunday called on developing countries to continue to work towards increasing their spending in the higher education sector.

Pretoria- The United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Utatu) has accepted and signed the revised 10 percent wage offer made by the Passenger Rail Agency of South (Prasa) said Prasa's acting chief executive officer Tumisang Kgaboesele on Friday.

Free State - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, says her department is committed to providing more schools with libraries and information services

Pretoria - The Department of Science and Technology will next week host a week-long expo to raise public awareness and understanding of the Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS).