South Africa

Pretoria - A local wine company has benefited from the Department of Trade and Industry’s recent Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) to Russia.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his working visit to, Maseru Lesotho, where he held discussions over the implementation of recommendations for constitutional and security sector reforms in that country.

Pietermaritzburg - Government has set itself a target of six million houses and housing opportunities by 2019.

Pretoria - South Africa has resolved all issues to guarantee its access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) until 2025, said the Department of Trade and Industry.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will this morning address the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) community broadcast stakeholder engagement workshop in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg.

Pretoria - Following a request from the African Union (AU) Commission, Cabinet has approved South Africa’s hosting of the African Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in October 2016.

Pretoria – All taxpayers have been encouraged to submit their annual income tax returns from 1 July 2016 as the annual tax season gets underway.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has a busy month ahead starting with his state visit to France between 10 and 12 July, as part of further strengthening relations between the two countries.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the announcement by Eskom that is has synchronised all four units at its new Ingula hydroelectric power plant to the national grid ahead of schedule.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed back the firefighters who were deployed to Canada to help fight wildlands fires.

Pretoria – Cabinet has called on all registered voters to exercise their hard won democratic right and elect the local government representatives of their choice in the upcoming 2016 Local Government Elections.

Pretoria – Cabinet says the country is ready to host the 21st International World Aids Conference from 18 to 22 July 2016 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.

Pretoria – Cabinet has added its voice in condemning the recent spate of violence in and around the City of Tshwane and called on citizens to refrain from breaking the law.

Pietermaritzburg - Meet Andile*. He likes music and playing soccer with his friends, but most of the time he has to abandon this to take care of his grandfather’s needs.

Johannesburg - The latest State of the Cities Report, released by the South African Cities Network on Wednesday, indicates that South Africa’s major cities have been crucial in driving growth, generating almost two-thirds of the country’s economic activity and just over half of national employment.