South Africa

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7% per annum.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education is busy working on the faulty generators and leaking water tanks at Goza Primary School in Freedom Park, Soweto.

Pretoria – The South African government has condemned the deadly attack on an Indian military base near the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says he is concerned by violent protests at university campuses.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on political parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to exercise restraint and to take urgent steps to end the violence.

Pretoria - The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector has an enormous potential for labour absorption, says Gauteng Premier David Makhura.

Pretoria - The African continent must focus on skills and relevant content in order to increase internet penetration, says Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

Pretoria – Public Service and Administration Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi says following the 2016 Local Government Elections, municipalities have been constituted and councillors are settling in to their new roles.

Pretoria – Public Service and Administration Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi says the successful investigation of cases of alleged corruption reported to the National Anti-Corruption Hotline (NACH) has resulted in the recovery of R340 million from perpetrators.

Washington - A state of emergency was declared in the US city of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, as the second night of protests against a fatal police shooting of a black man turned violent.

Pretoria - About 30 South African tourist guides and frontline staff are being trained to communicate in Mandarin and Russian.

Pretoria - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed the judgment in the case brought by the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) against poultry meat regulations.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is hopeful that the Industrial Parks Programme will lead to broader economic and industrial development for South Africa.

Pretoria – The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has welcomed the release of a report by Salga, which outlines the cost of basic services in municipalities.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is calling on businesses to submit their entries for the fourth annual South African Premier Business Awards.