Government

SA will not tolerate corruption: Zuma

The South African government takes the fight against crime and corruption extremely seriously, President Jacob Zuma said in his State of the Nation debate reply, noting that the country's Anti-Corruption Task Team is successfully tackling graft in both the public and private sectors.

The State of the Nation in numbers

365 000 new jobs in 2011, 5 major new state infrastructure projects, R300-billion for the country's ports and railways, 8-million learners at no-fee schools, 11 000 new artisans qualified ... take a quick run-through of the figures contained in President Jacob Zuma's 2012 State of the Nation address.

Focus on education paying off: Zuma

South Africa's push for universal access to education, and for improved learning and teaching, are starting to pay off, President Jacob Zuma told Parliament in Cape Town on Thursday.

SA 'starting to win the jobs fight'

There are signs that South Africa is starting to win the war against unemployment, as the economy slowly recovers from the 2008-09 global recession, President Jacob Zuma said in his 2012 State of the Nation address.