President Jacob Zuma will lead the South African delegation to the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, The Presidency said on Tuesday.

Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) says the decision by the MPC to leave interest rates unchanged at 5.5% is an acceptable one in the circumstances.

SA business owners are more optimistic about 2011 than they were about last year, a survey released on Wednesday shows.

South Africans have invested over R10 billion in RSA Retail Savings Bonds since its launch in 2004, National Treasury said on Tuesday.

Die Burger reported on Wednesday murder accused Shrien Dewani is not linked to a 2007 murder in King Williams Town.

Five rhino poachers have been shot dead in the Kruger National Park since Saturday, Beeld reported on Wednesday.

Four provinces may lose housing grants because of under-performance that saw them fail to meet monthly delivery targets for low-cost housing.

The government bemoans every farm killing and would tackle the problem in every province, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Tuesday.

President Jacob Zuma's recent speech shows that land reform is on the government's agenda but it's still unclear exactly what is being proposed.

The government's new growth path, unveiled late last year, was not enough to transform South Africa's economy, Cosatu said on Tuesday.

Many of the prospective students flocking to the University of Johannesburg may not get in at all, the institution said on Tuesday.

Gauteng police seized an arms cache, including rocket launchers, limpet mines and assault rifles at a house in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Tuesday pledged its "undying support" to the ANC.

The man found dead on Table Mountain has been identified as property developer Rob Taylor, Cape Town police said on Tuesday.

A total of 1 551 people were killed on the country's roads during the festive season, Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele said on Tuesday.

The flooding of the Vaal River has caused considerable crop damages along its banks in three provinces.

Agri SA is fully prepared to support a meaningful land-reform programme, the organisation's president, Johannes Möller, said on Monday.

The department of sports and recreation is devising a plan for sports development in the country, Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Monday.

There will be greater access to tertiary education institutions, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande announced in Pretoria on Monday

A body believed to be that of businessman Rob Taylor, who gave a R2-million Audi to a group of car guards, was found in Cape Town.