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.
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has thanked the outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), Nazir Alli, for the "sterling contribution" he made during his tenure at the agency.
Pretoria - South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 25.2% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
Johannesburg - All functions related to the regulation of state subsidised independent schools in Gauteng will from now on be centralised at the Provincial Education Head Office instead of being managed by district offices.
Pretoria - North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike has urged the public to use emergency services responsibly and refrain from attacking Emergency Medical Rescue Service (EMRS) personnel.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe opened the 7th South Africa - Germany Bi-National Commission in Berlin on Tuesday by extending an invitation to the European nation to invest in South Africa's massive state-led infrastructure drive.
Pretoria - Government has welcomed the ruling handed down by the North Gauteng High Court on the implementation of the Gauteng e-tolling system.
