South Africa

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has launched the Lesedi Skills Development Academy in Atlantis in the Western Cape to give youth from the area a better chance in the job market.

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has appointed a panel that will review the current list of VAT zero-rated products.

The Departments of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) have launched a full investigation to identify the causes of deaths of three Bryde’s whales in Mossel Bay.

The largest Madiba portrait has been unveiled at Zonderwater Correctional Centre in Cullinan, east of Pretoria.

South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday cancelled its flights to and from Mauritius due to bad weather.

One of the interventions prioritized for implementation in the 2018/19 financial year is the establishment of 30 Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) as Internet Service Providers and resellers of domain names.

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) will appeal a court judgement relating to the Mining Charter.

Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor says progress has been made to ensure that the new bursary scheme is implemented successfully.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has noted a High Court ruling to set aside the precautionary suspension of the department’s Director-General Michael Mlengana with immediate effect.

The Hawks in Gauteng have apprehended five suspects linked to the R30 million cash-in-transit heist.

In an effort to prevent future Listeriosis outbreaks, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has formed a multisectoral incident management team (IMT).

President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Luanda, Angola, where he is attending the Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Double Troika, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation has expressed horror at the violence that erupted at the Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban.

With less than 90 days to the 2018 Nelson Mandela Day, the countdown has begun.

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says judgement in the Michael Komape case, ordering the department to replace all pit toilets in Limpopo, comes as work is already underway to fast track sanitation infrastructure.