South Africa

Pretoria – The National Department of Transport says the country’s major routes experienced very high numbers of traffic volumes on Easter Monday.

Cape Town – A spike in head-on collisions on Western Cape roads has provincial traffic authorities on edge ahead of the bumper Easter weekend.

Cape Town – The Western Cape provincial government has put the fire damage price tag caused by devastating fires, which ripped through the agricultural sector this year, at just under R200 million.

Cape Town – Western Cape Social Development MEC Albert Fritz has urged veteran social workers within the department to mentor new social worker recruits and play an active role in the communities they serve.

Pretoria - A total of 18 819 traffic officers will be deployed on South Africa's roads, particularly on hazardous routes to ensure the safety of road users this Easter long weekend, says the Department of Transport.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs says it will probe reports that some plastic supermarket carrier bags, which claim to be recycled, are allegedly not.

Pretoria- Government is saddened by the death of five-year old Tinyiko Mogwe who was killed by a 21 year-old man, said the Ministry of Police.

Pretoria - Public Works Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko says he is confident his department will accelerate the fight against poverty and unemployment through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

With only 13 years left for countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the race is on for leaders and members of the High Level Panel (HLPW) on Water, which is in support of the Agenda, in particular SDG6 on water, to take action and join forces in a bid to tackle the water crisis.

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has called on South Africans to be responsible on the roads during the Easter Weekend.

Pretoria- South Africa’s renewable energy policy was lauded at the business forum between South Africa and Qatar on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The President of the Black Business Council, Dr Danisa Baloyi, says South Africa should take advantage of the economic opportunities presented by the State of Qatar, especially in agriculture and the ocean economy.

Pretoria – Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has assured Qatari investors that as South Africa drives its radical economic transformation programme, the country is still the right place in which to invest.

Pretoria - As President Jacob Zuma celebrates his 75th birthday, The Presidency has taken stock of some of the progress made in the past year under his leadership.

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says government aims to double the investment in Research and Development (R&D) from the 2014/15 figure of 0.77% to 1.5% of GDP by 2020.