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On track to realising the South African dream

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Within the context of the prevailing global economic slowdown it is easy to get sucked into despair. While the global economic outlook remains cloudy, conditions in South Africa are far from the doom and gloom some seek to portray.

Brand SA’s new board of trustees appointed

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Brand South Africa Trust for a period of three years, says the Presidency.

PetroSA warns public of jobs scam

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Pretoria - PetroSA on Thursday warned the public about fraudulent advertisements offering jobs at the national oil company.

SA's monthly tourism numbers rebound

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Pretoria - The Department of Tourism says the number of tourists arriving in South Africa every month has shot through the one million mark for the first time since 2009.

R2bn injection for Dunlop

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Pretoria - Sumitomo Rubber South Africa has invested R2 billion to expand and upgrade its KwaZulu-Natal based Dunlop manufacturing plant in Ladysmith.

Boy (3) repatriated from Moz prison

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development has urged mothers who are struggling to make a living to contact the department for help instead of participating in illegal activities such as drug smuggling.

Parly, party leaders hold constructive meeting

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Pretoria – The meeting between presiding officers and political party leaders on the recent Constitutional Court Judgment took place in “good spirit and was constructive”.

Treasury comments on Denel reports

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Pretoria - Media reports that Denel may have entered into a joint venture to form a company that will operate from a jurisdiction in Asia have been noted by National Treasury.

D Day for Walus parole appeal

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Pretoria - The Department of Justice will today know if their application to appeal Chris Hani’s killer’s release will be granted.

Gauteng Education suspends registration period

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Pretoria – The Gauteng Education Department has suspended the registration period (pre-load period), which started on 11 April 2016 and was expected to end on 18 April 2016.

Tenders to be advertised on e-portal

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Cape Town – The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer says all tenders advertised by government will soon only be advertised in government’s eTender portal.

All systems go for local government elections

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Pretoria - It’s all systems go for the upcoming local government elections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen said on Wednesday.