South Africa

Pretoria – Gauteng says plans to celebrate the life and memory of the late former President Nelson Mandela next week are at an advanced stage.

Pretoria - The State Owned Entities Communicators Association (SOECA) and the State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum (SOEPF) have congratulated the 79 public entities that received clean or unqualified audit opinions with no findings for the year 2013/14.

Cape Town – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says due to the current energy challenges, the country is faced with a tough few years ahead.

Pretoria - This weekend will see a very high risk of load shedding as the power system remains constrained, says Eskom.

Pretoria – Public Works Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin says the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) continu

Pretoria - The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has rescinded the appointment of Tshepo Kgadima as director and chairperson of PetroSA.

Pretoria - Ithuba Holdings has been awarded the third licence to operate the National Lottery, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe says matric learners in the province have found the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations fair, reasonable and challenging.

Pretoria - The review of the status of bilateral relations between South Africa and its number one trading partner, China, will form part of discussions during President Jacob Zuma’s upcoming State visit to China.

Pretoria - The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, on Thursday said all systems are in place to receive about 200 delegates from across Africa, who will attend the two-day Pan-African Youth Union (PYU) Congress.

Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has called on all sectors of society to use the first anniversary of the passing of former President Nelson Mandela to keep his memory alive and to promote social cohesion.

Pretoria - The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng walked away with the most trophies at the Kamoso Awards held to recognise public sector bodies that have excelled in the implementation of Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the previous year.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed the appointment of a commission of enquiry into the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department's fiscal management and procurement procedures.

Pretoria - Plans by government to start classes in 2015 at Taung Hotel School are well underway, North West MEC for Tourism Desbo Mohono said after her visit to the institution.

Pretoria – The governments of South Africa and Palestine have agreed on ways and means to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and the role that South Africa can play in supporting the struggle of the Palestine people.