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Dam levels decline in most provinces

Pretoria – The national storage of 211 dams has decreased slightly by 0.3% to 72.9% compared to 73.2 last week, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation weekly dam report.

Cabinet welcomes launch of MAP-SEZ

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s launch of the Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone (MAP-SEZ) in Tshiame, Harrismith, in the eastern Free State, on Tuesday.

Freedom celebrations an opportunity to reflect

Pretoria – Cabinet says South Africans should use Freedom Month as an opportunity to reflect on the country’s achievements since 1994, while acknowledging the work that still needs to be done in building a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa.

PPEM solidifies SA, China relations

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the first meeting of the South Africa-China high level People-to-People Exchange Mechanism (PPEM), which took place from 24 to 27 April in Pretoria.

Cabinet calls for calm in North West

Pretoria - Cabinet has called for calm following violent protests in Lichtenburg and Blydeville in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West.

Cabinet welcomes FDI report

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the A.T. Kearney’s 2017 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence report, which indicates that South Africa is the 25th most attractive destination for foreign direct investment globally, the first from the African Continent.

Petrol price to increase by 49 cents

Pretoria - Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets next month as the price of petrol is set to increase by 49 cents a litre.