South Africa

Pretoria - The Board of the South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Nazir Alli.

Cape Town - The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform had by the end of September last year assisted 595 farms under its recapitalisation and development programme.

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will kick off his German visit today by co-chairing the 7th South Africa/Germany Bi-national Commission, set to map a way forward for relations between the two countries.

FIFA's Legacy Trust -- aimed at ensuring that South Africans will continue reaping the benefits of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup - is now fully operational.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says from 2013, it will only issue unabridged birth certificates.

Pretoria - Positive strides have been made in creating jobs and work opportunities through the implementation of different initiatives in rural areas.

Pretoria - Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says the willing buyer-willing seller programme has hampered government's efforts to fast-track land reform.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says by renaming Bram Fisher International Airport, government is advancing the programme of building monuments and creating new symbols that are reflective of our shared heritage and destiny as South Africans.

Cape Town - The confusion over the kind of land that made up the government's 30% land redistribution target had led to a debate by Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder and others over South Africa's land issues, the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The number of rhinos poached in South Africa since the beginning of the year has risen to 210, the Department of Environmental Affairs said.

Emalahleni - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi are expected to encourage 5 000 workers at Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga to test for HIV this weekend.

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has gazetted the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS), which proposes ways to improve and address key issues experienced in waste management in the country.

Midrand - South Africa disagrees with rating agency Moody's downgrade of South African financial institutions, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has instructed her department to do all it can to put an end to the problem of duplicate identity documents.

Pretoria - The South African Government's Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee (BCOCC) on Thursday released details of measures put in place to prevent possible congestion at the busiest ports of entry over the festive season.