South Africa

Pretoria - In support of the Presidential Initiative at Eldorado Park and Youth Month, a workshop on combating social ills affecting young people will be held tomorrow.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Finance has launched an online invoice service targeting government suppliers that cuts invoice submission time to provincial government departments from 60 days to less than two days.

Cape Town – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the legal opinion of Parliament’s legal department undermines the separation of powers and the interpretation of the law should be left to the judiciary, not the legislature.

Pretoria - Police have assured the nation that they are working hard on the case of the slain Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa, and will not rest until those who killed him are brought to justice.

Pretoria - A partnership between the Gauteng province and Massmart will result in the establishment of 500 retail shops within the province’s townships.

Pretoria - Johannesburg Executive Mayor Parks Tau says more than R600 million has been injected as an investment between the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Provincial Government to further develop Kliptown.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation has thanked the Cuban people for their involvement and support for the struggle of freedom in South Africa.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has inaugurated the National Export Advisory Council (NEAC) which is the oversight body responsible for the high level decision making on export.

Pretoria - State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has signed a R2.8 billion loan with Germany’s KfW Development Bank to fund part of its 1064 locomotive acquisition programme.

Pretoria – The Cooperate Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Ministry has condemned the abductions of initiates and the mushrooming of unregistered initiation schools across the country.

Pretoria – The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is today hosting Africa Public Service Day (APSD) celebrations in Gauteng, with emphasis on women empowerment, innovation and accessible service delivery.

Pretoria - Government wants to deepen the value chain in the agro-processing sector as it is one of the important sectors of trade.

Pretoria - Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies has welcomed the launch of Toyota’s Quantum Ses’fikile complete knock down (CKD) plant.

Pretoria - The inaugural winners of the United Nations (UN) Nelson Mandela Prize are from Namibia and Portugal.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator South Africa (Nersa) will hold public hearings on Eskom’s application for a 25.3% hike in Johannesburg, today.