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By Luyanda Makapela

Johannesburg - It is during this period when global oil prices are relatively low that we need to search for sustainable solutions that can withstand the difficult times that inevitably lie ahead of us, says Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica.

Addressing delegates at the opening of the two-day Oil Summit in Johannesburg on Thursday, Ms Sonjica said it was imperative to engage stakeholders while the oil prices were relatively low as this ...

Pretoria - Cabinet has decided that the South African government, working with civil society, should participate in the global humanitarian assistance effort to support the people of Cuba, following the devastation caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

The hurricanes left seven people dead; 3.1 million people were evacuated; 444 000 houses were extensively damaged and agricultural fields were destroyed in Cuba.

"The Cuban government and its people must be commended ...

Pretoria - Cabinet Ministers have sent their condolences to the families and friends of those who died in a horrific bus accident in Piet Retief on Tuesday.

A bus, carrying 59 passengers from Piet Retief to the Mahlathini village, was involved in an accident when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. The cause of the accident is not yet known.

A total of 31 passengers died and many more were injured.

Speaking after Cabinet ...

By Bathandwa Mbola

Pretoria -The National Outbreak Response Team (NORT) is working around the clock to support the provincial Outbreak Response Teams with guidelines, active field surveillance and the tracing of contacts following the outbreak of suspected hemorrhagic fever in Gauteng.

Briefing reporters following cabinet's ordinary meeting, Government Spokesperson Themba Maseko said a Rapid Response Team (RRT) has also been established, consisting of public and private ...

By Michael Appel

Pretoria - The current global economic turmoil has been cited as one of the reasons Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has left the repo rate unchanged at 12 percent.

"The Monetary Policy Committee [MPC] considered recent developments in the South African economy and the risks to the inflation outlook against the backdrop of conditions prevailing in the international financial markets.

"The MPC is of the view that an unchanged monetary ...