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SA celebrates five years of Open Government Partnership

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will host the five-year anniversary event of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on 20 September 2016.

All systems go for Grade 12 exams

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Cape Town – With just over a month to go until tertiary student hopefuls sit for their matric exams, the Department of Basic Education says it's all systems go for this year’s Grade 12 National Senior Certificate examinations.

Anti-gay American pastor barred from entering SA

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Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says American Pastor Steven Anderson and members or associates of his church have been denied entry into South Africa and his visa exemption status will be revoked.

Current account deficit narrows to 3.1%

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Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year.

Incident at Grace Day Care centre condemned

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Pretoria - Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has condemned the incident at Grace Day Care and Aftercare in Kempton Park, where a five-year-old child was allegedly fed sunlight liquid by the principal, as a form of punishment.

Water restrictions in North West

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Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation will implement water restrictions in major dams in the North West to limit the use of water for urban and irrigation purposes.

Coega to hold roadshows in E Cape

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Pretoria - The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) will this week hold roadshows that are aimed at informing small businesses about opportunities available to them.

President Zuma complies with ConCourt order

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Pretoria - President Zuma has paid over the money as ordered by the Constitutional Court of South Africa in respect of his private homestead at Nkandla.

Auditor Board to strengthen independence

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Pretoria - The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) is set to begin a process to implement the Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation (MAFR) for audit firms to strengthen their independence from their clients.

Work together to rid illegal mining

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Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has called on all stakeholders to work together to eradicate illegal mining in Gauteng.

NSFAS receives R373.3m claims

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Pretoria – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received claims amounting to R373.3 million for 17 580 students, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.

War on Leaks training underway

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Pretoria – Three thousand trainees contracted for the War on Leaks project have started training at Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.