South Africa

Pretoria - Plans are at an advanced stage to bring into operation the North West new Youth Fund, says Premier Supra Mahumapelo on Friday.

Pretoria - Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says no stone will be left unturned in making sure that a full account is given for every person who died after being moved from Life Esidimeni Healthcare in Gauteng.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on communities living near the Vaal Dam and the Bloemhof Dam in the North West, to move, to avoid possible flooding.

Pretoria – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Entry and Exit Animal Inspection and Quarantine between South Africa and China will present an opportunity to smallholder farmers to access the Chinese market.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says the textile industry is one of the most strategic platforms through which South Africa can bolster trade of local products.

Pretoria – A newly launched R17 million skills programme is expected to enhance the employability of people, especially the youth, from poor backgrounds and those that are referred to as the missing middle.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Des van Rooyen visited Mpumalanga on Thursday where he engaged the provincial leadership on their debt owed to power utility Eskom.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says serious action will be taken against those who have fake qualification certificates.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has strongly condemned acts of violence between South African citizens and non-nationals.

Pretoria - Eskom has been awarded the 2017 Technology Transfer Award.

Pretoria – The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has allowed Eskom to raise tariffs by 2.2% in the 2017/18 financial year.

Pretoria – The 16th Metro FM Music Awards (MMA16) promises to be nothing short of spectacular with a dazzling world-class live broadcast.

Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the South African tax system has to be redistributive if the country is to usher in radical socio-economic transformation.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has reiterated the call for all sectors of South African society to act humanely and in a lawful manner as the country deals with renewed incidents of violence directed at foreign nationals.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says the first day of National Senior Certificate (NSC) 2017 supplementary examinations proceeded smoothly without any glitches.