South Africa

Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane and the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, have concluded a mining agreement.

Pretoria - The Secretary to Parliament, Gengezi Mgidlana, has met with the Executive Committee of the Parliament Gallery Association (PGA) and the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) to iron out any misunderstanding between the media and Parliament.

Pretoria – As the country gears to hear President Jacob Zuma address the nation on Thursday, during the opening of Parliament, motorists in Cape Town have been advised to familiarise themselves with the road closure schedule and parking restrictions to avoid being inconvenienced.

Cape Town – The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has urged investors to partner-up with government and invest in the country, saying South Africa is a stable country.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) will suspend flights between Johannesburg and Abuja, Nigeria, as of March.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has authorised the deployment of 441 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Parliament.

Cape Town - National Assembly Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli says the media will not be restricted from doing their work during this year’s State of the Nation Address.

Pretoria - South Africa and Angola have committed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of mining and upstream petroleum, says Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has welcomed back the SA Agulhas II and the over-wintering team, SANAE 55, from Antarctica.

Pretoria – South Africa and Iran have held bilateral discussions on growing tourism relations between the two countries.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says the scale of inequality and exclusion in South Africa is an important challenge that needs to be confronted this year.

Pretoria - Eskom has released the long-awaited Denton report, which examined the state of affairs at the power utility.

Pretoria – It’s been 17 months since South Africans experienced load shedding, an occurrence that caused inconvenience to businesses and consumers alike.

Pretoria - South Africa has set itself goals of eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, growing the economy by an average of 5.4%, and cutting the unemployment rate to 6% by 2030.

Pretoria - South Africa’s painstaking efforts to grow the manufacturing industry are steadily having a tangible impact on local job creation and the ability of the domestic economy to hold its own in the face of a trying environment.