South Africa

Pretoria - Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has told factory workers that the continent is vital to the country’s economy.

Germiston - Attacks on foreign nationals have not only been regrettable and sad but they have also resulted in a loss of export foreign revenue, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina said on Wednesday.

South Africa will soon come full circle in its assessment as part of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The country has begun preparation for the second generation review after completing the first one in 2007.

Cape Town – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa says a consultative meeting on heritage transformation has resolved that theme parks should be built to accommodate colonial statues and other heritage symbols.

Pretoria – Delegates attending a stakeholder meeting with organised labour and agricultural organisations have agreed to establish a task team to follow up on the 2010 Farmworkers Summit resolutions.

Pretoria - eThekwini Municipality Mayor James Nxumalo has condemned the vandalism of property including municipal buildings during a violent service delivery protest in Luganda, near Mariannhill in Durban.

Pretoria – Governors representing the Southern African Development Community at the African Development Bank have endorsed the candidacy of Zondo Thomas Sakala to stand for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Pretoria – South Africa will do everything in its power to make sure that perpetrators of attacks on foreign nationals are brought to book, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

Cape Town – Eskom’s newly appointed acting CEO Brian Molefe says the utility needs to find an additional 3 000 Megawatts of power in order to maintain power plants without implementing load shedding.

Johannesburg - South Africans came out in their numbers today to participate in South Africa’s attempt to earn a Guinness World Record attempt for the most hand-knitted blankets in a charitable event. The attempt was championed by the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day initiative.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is locked in a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the country’s migration policy and to promote united action to deal with the current challenges facing South Africa.

Cape Town - Government will undertake a massive training programme for community radio and tv stations across the country to teach them how to produce content that will focus on immigration and unemployment.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his good wishes to his spokesperson and special advisor, Mac Maharaj.

Pretoria - South Africa has received credentials from Zhuldyz Akisheva, the newly-appointed Regional Representative for Southern Africa’s United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Pretoria - Provincial Chairperson for South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in Limpopo, Mogobo Magabe, has called on all South Africans to support a campaign against the recent spate of attacks on foreign nationals.