South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet says it has noted the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Declaration, the country's action plan and progress on the OGP commitments.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed South Africa's election to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) in November, says Minister in The Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the SA Mint Company's 2013 numismatic commemorative coins, saying that the coins reflect the country's heritage.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the Infrastructure Development Bill for public comments.

Pretoria - Government has expressed confidence in the consultation process regarding the establishment of two new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape, with construction expected to start soon.

Pretoria - Cabinet has endorsed the final report on the work of the Intra-Departmental Task Team (IDTT) on iron ore and steel, says Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the Proteas for their world class performance against Australia in Perth.

Pretoria - Derek Hanekom has been sworn in as the Minister of the Department of Science and Technology by the Honourable Justice Bess Nkabinde at a ceremony held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Although some success has been recorded in attaining employment equity targets in the public service, Cabinet says more needs to be done to rev up progress.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the amended White Paper on South Africa's Foreign Policy for submission to Parliament.

Pretoria - Cabinet is hopeful that the Class of 2012 will do well when the results of the National Senior Certificate examinations are announced next year.

Pretoria - Cabinet has called on government institutions to register all their vehicles for the Gauteng e-tolling system.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has been awarded the Lean Institute Africa Diamond Award 2012 in recognition of their efforts to improve service delivery.

Thohoyandou - Nearly 90% of households in Limpopo's Vhembe region now have access to clean running water.

Doha - International political heads engaged in negotiations at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) in Doha are faced with the urgency of climate change action.