South Africa

Pretoria - The price of all grades of petrol will rise by 20 cents per litre next week, the Department of Energy has announced.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Human Settlements, Public Safety and Liaison, Nono Maloyi, has called on beneficiaries of low cost houses to treasure their RDP houses and turn them into homes that their families will enjoy for generations.

Pretoria - Eastern Cape Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane, has welcomed a forensic report on the Ngqushwa Local Municipality, which sheds light on issues linked to procurement procedures in the municipality.

Pretoria - In an effort to increase the number of people who know their HIV status, the Gauteng Health Department is running an HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign for all public servants.

Union Buildings, 29 October 2010

As you well know, we are here to sign the Delivery Agreement for Outcome 1: 'Improved quality of basic education'.

This moment is a landmark in improving the schooling system of this country.

Pretoria - Several ministers have pledged to ensure South Africa's children get only the best education at school - one of government's top priorities.

Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele is currently considering the parole applications of 348 inmates sentenced to life imprisonment.

Pretoria – The assessment of South Africa’s state of the economy and the implementation of the country’s National Development Plan will top the four-day Cabinet Lekgotla, which began in Pretoria on Tuesday, the Presidency said.

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital’s newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Gladys Bogoshi, is aiming to utilise her vast experience to improve the services at the hospital as well as patients’ lives.

Cape Town – The government of South Africa is committed to creating a thriving and successful mining industry, the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said today.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has placed focus on the country’s need for more artisans by declaring 2013 as the “Year of the Artisan”.

Pretoria - The Department of Local Government and Housing in Limpopo has dispatched a team of officials to Greater Tzaneen area to assess damage caused by storms last night.

Pretoria - The new minimum wage for farmworkers for the next three years has been pegged at R105 per day, the Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant announced in Pretoria on Monday.

Pretoria - Banyana Banyana will this morning visit Daveyton to garner support ahead of the crucial 2010 CAF African Women Championship opening match against Tanzania on Sunday.

Boksburg – Happy staff is the key to ensuring good patient care. This was the message given to 102 newly appointed hospital CEOs attending the country’s inaugural orientation programme designed for this group.