South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa and Hungary have committed to strengthening bilateral trade.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina has urged business people from South Africa and the Netherlands to contribute towards increasing trade and investment between the two countries.

Pretoria - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has called on men to use the International Men’s Day to reflect on the challenges they face relating to reproductive health issues.

Pretoria - An orphanage in Mdantsane has been upgraded to include a R1.7 million dining hall and kitchen.

Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to host consultation sessions across the country to allow people an opportunity to submit their inputs on the water pricing strategy.

Pretoria - Parliament’s Presiding Officers and their deputies have welcomed the agreement reached between Parliament’s management and the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu).

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura has authorised a forensic investigation into the provincial Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation.

Pretoria – Various businesses have saved thousands of rands because they heeded a call by the Department of Public Works to always verify orders received from fraudsters posing as department officials.

Pretoria – South Africa’s overall reputation score has improved on the Anholt Nation Brand Index (NBI).

Pretoria – Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says the countries that ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities need to put in place measures that will protect the rights of persons with disabilities.

Pretoria - Researchers in South Africa are conducting ongoing research into climate dynamics in order to understand the mechanisms and consequences of it in the region in the long and short term.

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has described the late rugby player Jonah Lomu as one of the greatest players of our time.

Pretoria – Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson says young people need to be given the opportunity to learn the skills needed to preserve the environment.

Pretoria - The Hawks have come up with a new strategy to address the recent spate of police killings.

Pretoria – Government, through the Mkhambathini Local Municipality, will ensure that the Cato Ridge farmer who has turned his dwelling into a refugee camp, adheres to the municipal by-laws or face the might of the law.