South Africa

Johannesburg - Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Creecy today encouraged girls from various schools in the province to expand their career choices in the field of science.

Pretoria - Sexual and reproductive health took centre stage on Monday as Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini called for debate on improved family planning.

Pretoria - The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has expressed satisfaction with the cement imports into the country following investigations into reports that the cement imported was of a substandard quality.

Pretoria - Business confidence fell to 90.9 index points in July to a 12-year low, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Eskom on Tuesday warned that the power system would be tight as a result of the icy weather conditions and called on consumers to use electricity prudently.

Pretoria - Government took a major step towards promoting the equitable use of official languages when Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile tabled the Use of Official Languages Bill in Parliame

Mbombela - Illegal immigrants in Mpumalanga's capital of Mbombela are turning to South African citizens who let them use their registered SIM cards to keep in touch with their families.

Pretoria - The South Africa government looks poised to strengthen ties with the United States by agreeing on Tuesday to build closer cooperation in areas of aviation, energy and security.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to ensure that the story of Liliesleaf Farm, where a group of political activists was arrested in 1963, is told in full for the benefit of current and future generations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to the former Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Nomatyala Hangana, describing her as a committed campaigner for women's rights.

Pretoria - Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to announce the nominees of the 2011 South African Sports Awards later this evening in Rustenburg.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MECs have allayed fears that rural livestock will be killed as a measure to c

Pretoria - Two new multi-detector CT scanners are expected to be delivered to the Chris Hani Baragwana

Pretoria - Funding for the R20 billion Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) is unlikely to come from an increased fuel levy.

Pretoria - Johannesburg police seized goods worth more than R8 million and arrested 95 suspects in a m