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Preferred bidders for coal-based IPP announced

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Cape Town – Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced two Limpopo and Mpumalanga firms as preferred bidders for the first Coal-based Independent Power Producer Programme.

Countdown to SA TV historic day

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The countdown to the biggest day in the history of television in South Africa has begun. In less than a month from now, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will begin the switching off of analogue signal in the Northern Cape, paving the way for digital television viewing.

Encourage your children to go back to class

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Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana has called on parents and guardians to talk to their children and encourage them to go back to class and write their exams for the 2016 academic year.

Start your week full of beans

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Pretoria – This year’s National Nutrition Week will put a fresh spin on the phrase “being full of beans”.

Classes to resume at Wits

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The University of Witwatersrand Council has announced that classes will resume on Monday to ensure the continuation of learning, teaching, research and administrative activities of the university, and successful completion of the academic year.

Beach project set to provide jobs for youth

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The Department of Tourism has entered into a three-year partnership with Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa to train 200 beach stewards to enhance tourism facilities and services at 50 Blue Flag beaches.

AU Commission Chair to attend summit on Maritime Security

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Pretoria - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is expected to arrive in Lomé, Togo, where she would be attending the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security, Safety and Development in Africa.

Public called to share views on budget

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Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is inviting South Africans to share their views about economic conditions and other issues they would like government to highlight in the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTPBS) to be presented on 26 October 2016.

Minister seeks solution to varsity dispute

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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has met with stakeholders at the University of Zululand in an attempt to find a solution to the labour dispute at the university.

67 000 job losses recorded in second quarter

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Pretoria - There were an estimated 9 218 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in June 2016, reflecting a decrease of 67 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Friday.