Durban - As a way of recognising her ancestry, Tracey Nkathazo Fared has a Zulu shield and spear tattooed on her neck. The young South African feels that honouring her Zulu heritage is imperative and like many other South Africans, she is proud of where she comes from. A few South Africans shared with BuaNews what September 24 - Heritage Day - means to them. Kemantha Govender reports.
Pretoria - Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and four other Cabinet ministers have co-signed an agreement committing to ensuring a healthy life for all South Africans.
Pretoria - The North and South Gauteng High Courts have dismissed with costs a case brought against the Home Affairs Department by a group of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
Pretoria - As the country marks Heritage Day, plenty of activities have been planned around Johannesburg to celebrate the day, but the place to be is the Soweto Festival Expo.
Durban - Almost the same fervour and atmosphere that rocked the Moses Mabhida Stadium during the 2010 FIFA World Cup pervaded the city as national Heritage Day celebrations got underway.
Pretoria - Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications is calling on the public to nominate individuals to fill non-executive vacancies of the SABC board.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this morning receive letters of letters of credence from Ambassadors- and High Commissioners- Designate that have been deployed to South Africa by their respective countries.
Pretoria - Cabinet has urged South Africans, especially the youth, to come in their numbers to register for the local government elections.
Pretoria - South Africa has used its involvement in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to lobby support for its non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Pretoria - Government spokesperson and CEO of Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Themba Maseko has thanked the media, his colleagues and Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane for their support over the last four years.
Cabinet held its ordinary meeting in Pretoria yesterday, 2nd February 2011
Pretoria - The development of African languages at South Africa's higher education institutions are critical for the future of the country's education system, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Friday.
Pretoria - Cabinet has assured parents that care will be taken to ensure that the voluntary HIV testing in schools campaign will be done in a professional and responsible manner.
Krugersdorp - A stellar line-up of diverse local indigenous dancing groups have begun to mesmerise droves of people gathered to celebrate the Gauteng provincial government's Heritage Day celebrations at Maropeng.
Pretoria - Former Local Organising Committee boss Danny Jordaan became the first recipient of the FW de Klerk Goodwill Award for his exemplary contribution to the success of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
