Cape Town - As part of an initiative to reduce the vacancy rate of at least 45 000 jobs in the maritime industry, 12 FET colleges across the country will start to offer courses aimed at equipping young people for a career in the industry.
Giyani - The construction of the much-awaited R350 million Thohoyandou bus and taxi terminus in Limpopo is progressing well, with 70% of the structure completed.
Pretoria - State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele has welcomed the work being done by the Adhoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill in efforts to improve the Bill.
Pretoria - Key stakeholders in the construction of roads in the North West province will this morning hold a consultative Provincial Roads Summit at the Mmabatho Convention Centre.
Pretoria - Jones Mothemola Modau (31), a physiotherapist from Rustenburg charged with fraud, has been handed multiple suspended sentences in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for defrauding the Department of Labour's Compensation Fund (CF).
Pretoria - Deputy Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi will today hand over a media room to Makwarela Primary School in Sibasa, Limpopo.
Pretoria - Kgosi Phopolo Pontsho Maubane from the North West Province has been elected to serve as a new Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) for the next four years.
Maputo - The political situation in Zimbabwe is likely to feature prominently during the two-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit which kicks off in Maputo, Mozambique on Friday.
Pretoria - State oil company, PetroSA, and Indian oil and gas exploration company Cairn India Group on Thursday signed a farm-in agreement for crude oil and natural gas exploration in the Orange Basin on the west coast of South Africa.
Mbombela - People living in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique can expect more mild earthquakes as water settles in Maguga Dam in northern Swaziland.
Johannesburg - Special Advisor of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), Nono Simelela, has called on Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) to work with government in order to realise the 30-year vision of zero new HIV infections.
Johannesburg - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on Thursday said she was considering a second determination that would provide additional megawatts in the renewable energy space.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is alarmed and deeply saddened at the manner in which a dispute at the industrial level at the Lonmin mine in Rustenburg has degenerated leading to the tragic loss of lives.
Maputo - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) 32nd Heads of State Summit got underway in Maputo, Mozambique on Friday amid strong calls for the adoption of an all-inclusive plan to address infrastructure backlogs in the region.
Pretoria - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has recalled its members who were put on special leave after the members' illegal protest at the Union Buildings in 2009.
