Johannesburg - South Africa's tourism is set to benefit from the first mosque built in South Africa to cater for the Turkish Islamic community, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.
Pretoria - Efforts to transform the chartered accountancy profession in the country have received a boost with the newly launched Walter Sisulu University (WSU) - South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) B Com (Accounting) Re-accreditation Project.
Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant is to lead a high-powered delegation to attend the 101st Session of the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
Johannesburg - The Oxford Business Group (OGB) report on South Africa reflects that the country offers long term growth prospects despite the challenges it faces.
Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says he will make sure that funding for poor students and those who perform well academically in higher education and training institutions continues to grow every year.
Cape Town - The roll out of a new biometric card to social grant beneficiaries from June will help government reduce the risk of fraud in the social grants system and improve the delivery of grants while cutting the costs involved in payouts.
Pretoria - The old Durban International Airport (DIA) has been handed over to Transnet to meet the demand for container capacity in Durban.
Pretoria - Government on Thursday rejected a Democratic Alliance (DA) Cabinet "score card", describing it as mischievous and misleading.
Pretoria - The South African Air Force (SAAF) has released the names of those who died in the military aircraft crash in the Drakensburg.
Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has on Tuesday left for China where she is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Chongqing.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and other uMkhonto we Sizwe military veterans were on Thursday honoured with medals in recognition of their involvement in the struggle against the apartheid regime.
Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has spoken out against labelling houses as "RDP" houses and more recently "BNG" (Breaking New Ground) houses, saying that such names should not be attached to the houses built by government for its people.
Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs is gearing itself up to deal with high volumes of travellers at all the country's ports of entry during the festive season, with effect from Saturday, December 15.
Pretoria - Dedicated lanes will be created at South Africa's ports of entry to facilitate the swift movement of soccer fans and officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) who will be flocking to the country for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament.
Doha - Climate change is already undermining past development and threatening future potential as well as multiplying impacts on the poor and vulnerable, says Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa.
