South Africa

Pretoria - University attendance for black South Africans remains low, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Members of the public are invited to explore the SA Agulhas II and find out more about the work of the Department of Environmental Affairs in the oceans and coastal environment.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will commemorate World Refugee Day (WRD) on Friday.

Pretoria - South Africa’s current account deficit narrowed to 4.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014 from a shortfall of 5.1% in the last quarter of 2013, the Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.

Pretoria – Mamello Thinyane and Takatso Semenya will be saying “Sawubona Denmark” when they jet off to that country for Europe's largest science conference.

Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 6.6% in May breaching the Reserve Bank’s inflation target range for a second month in a row, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Proudly South African (Proudly SA) has welcomed the new administration’s commitment to promote local procurement.

Pretoria – The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have welcomed government’s focus on the economy and the country’s energy challenge, among other things.

Pretoria - A joint intelligence led operation, between crime intelligence and the Hawks, has led to the led to the arrest of an alleged copper cable kingpin.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address garnered mixed reactions from ordinary South Africans SAnews spoke to on Wednesday morning.

Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has echoed President Jacob Zuma’s assertion that government is concerned about the low level of economic growth in South Africa, and various measures will have to be put in place to grow the economy faster.

Cape Town – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says creating jobs through cooperatives will lead to thousands of jobs and the development of rural communities.

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address will help restore hope and confidence in people.

Cape Town - From transforming the economy to creating decent work and improving conditions in the mining sector, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, on Tuesday night, has been received with vigour, by several of his Cabinet colleagues.

Cape Town – Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane says he is working on making the public service “more productive”.