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THE long-awaited signing of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa will take place on Friday, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion permanent secretary, Dr Desire Sibanda, has said.
South African President Jacob Zuma has postponed his visit to assess Zimbabwe's troubled power sharing agreement after the feuding parties missed a deadline to kick start negotiations but his advisors have expressed impatience over delays to conclude the talks.
Parliament has urged the government to allocate more money to agrarian reform, saying SA cannot afford to postpone this any longer and the lack of sufficient funding would compromise its development agenda.
South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli has reached an out of court settlement with the state.
So, where does Nelson Mandela reckon he'll end up when the moment we all dread comes and he leaves this life?
SABMILLER 's two main competitors in Nigeria, Guinness and Heineken, make nearly as much in that market as SA's brewing giant makes in 24 other African countries, excluding SA.
Further investigations into the leaked Mpumalanga matric examination papers have led to the arrest of an official from the Mpumalanga Department of Education and eight other people.
The South African Mint Company has minted special gold coins to commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
For the next 16 days all sectors of South African society will be mobilised to act together against abuse and to support the victims and survivors of abuse.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will today depart for Trinidad and Tobago where she will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM).
South Africa-based Elgin Engineering and the state-owned Tanzania State Mining Corporation (Stamico) are jointly constructing a $20 million mining equipment manufacturing facility.
WHEN in doubt, form a committee. That may seem an unduly cynical response to the Cabinet's decision to set up an interministerial committee to investigate and recommend "extraordinary steps" to deal with corruption. After all, it is an advance on the past administration's tendency to ignore mounting evidence of corruption in the hope that it would somehow disappear.
A meeting between President Jacob Zuma and top African National Congress (ANC) officials is understood to be on the cards today to discuss the appointment of a new national director of public prosecutions now that the government's dispute with suspended chief Vusi Pikoli has been resolved.
THE four former University of the Free State (UFS) students involved in a racist incident last year may well find themselves compelled to apologise , despite their lawyer saying last week that they could not do so without opening themselves to further prosecution, and so would not.
With just 199 days until kick-off to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA has launched a Fan Fest which will connect football fans globally across South Africa and five continents.
The dream of Mr. Akinfenwa Oluwaseun, a chartered accountant who won the first Diamond Visa Credit Card FIFA promo, to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches live in South Africa has become a reality with the presentation of the coveted prize to him in Lagos.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has warned that his ministry will come down harshly on the perpetrators of violence against women and children.
Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya on Monday lit the Torch of Peace, ahead of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, which kicks off this week.
Environmental and Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has warned that government will crack down on people who make use of illegal water connections.
Twenty-four ex-miners are seeking compensation from Anglo-American after contracting silicosis, an incurable and fatal lung disease.
Eskom needs about R80bn as a funding shortfall worsens, and reports from the Treasury say the World Bank may agree to lend the state utility about $3.75 billion by early next year.
President Jacob Zuma is expected to host King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway in Pretoria on Tuesday.
A Water Indaba in the Western Cape is to help develop an action plan to fast track water service delivery in the province, among others.
Members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council are due to arrive in Khartoum on Monday for a briefing on the situation in Sudan.
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