South Africa

Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura says violence in the taxi industry has increased in the province since last year and it is a matter of great concern to government.

Heidelberg - Government will design a course for those who want to become accredited installers of set top boxes (STBs) in preparation for the switch to a digital migration broadcasting system, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said on Friday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the Seventh BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia next week.

Pretoria – South Africa has joined the international community in condemning the terrorist attack on the two hotel resorts in Sousse, Tunisia late last month.

Pretoria – The Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Joints) in KwaZulu-Natal has on Friday moved to clear a temporary shelter in Chatsworth.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Province Government has launched a forum which will allow all those interested in unlocking the potential of the economy of the Gauteng City Region (GBCF) to work together.

Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, will today attend the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Water Ministers Meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Pretoria - Road traffic authorities will embark on a heightened road safety campaign on the N3 national freeway this weekend targeting motorists travelling to the east coast.

Pretoria – South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs officials have foiled an attempt to smuggle ivory worth R4 million.

Pretoria - About 20 youngsters from Eersterust, east of Pretoria yesterday said they would give up drugs and accept help from the Department of Social Development to get their lives back on track.

Pretoria – The majority of child advocacy groups have welcomed the new travel requirements regarding travelling with children, saying the laws were in the best interest of the child and will go a long way in preventing child abduction and human trafficking.

Pretoria – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will later today hold an extraordinary meeting in Pretoria to discuss Lesotho's political situation.

Pretoria – As the country’s power system is currently stable, Eskom is able to perform maintenance without implementing load shedding, the power parastatal said on Friday.

Pretoria – An agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), the Eastern Cape Provincial Government and Nestle is expected to result in the creation of 800 jobs by 2019, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - South Africa’s migrating from the analogue broadcasting format to a digital broadcasting system will be top of the agenda during Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi’s, Imbizo in Ratanda, south of Heidelberg on Friday.