South Africa

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says since the dawn of democracy, much has been done to improve the rights of workers in South Africa.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved a national government intervention to support the Human Settlements Department of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality with capacity and technical skills.

Pretoria – The price of petrol will remain unchanged next month, the Department of Energy says.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Youth Development as well as Administration, Buti Manamela, has responded to a report by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Thembile Lewis Skweyiya as Inspecting Judge of Correctional Services, the Presidency has announced.

Pretoria – The 21 thematic background papers that informed the Twenty Year Review are now available online, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has announced.

Pretoria - The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, will on Saturday lead a clean-up campaign in the Randfontein Local Municipality area.

Pretoria – The Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, has welcomed new appointees to the Board of South African Tourism (SAT).

Pretoria – Government will build or expand six dams over the next decade to address the long-term water and sanitation needs of the country.

It’s been described as South Africa’s most ambitious school infrastructure development programme that is set to change the face of school infrastructure across the country.

Pretoria – The Department of Labour is set to begin a national consultative process with the wholesale and retail industry on a new multi-year minimum wage adjustment structure.

Pretoria - With South Africa due to celebrate Worker’s Day tomorrow, Cabinet has called on all workers to unite and build South Africa’s economy and contribute to the continent and the world.

Pretoria – Cabinet has expressed its condolences to the families of those who died in recent tragic incidents in South Africa and abroad.

Pretoria – The peace and calm that has prevailed in communities that were affected by the recent attacks on foreign nationals, has been welcomed by Cabinet.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the release of the Draft Policy on the Customary Practice of Initiation, for public comment.