South Africa

Pretoria - South African companies should elevate the quality of their goods and standards of their service as they infiltrate the Mozambican market and the rest of the region.

Pretoria - The Presidency has in a statement on Thursday refuted media reports that suggest Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa evaded answering questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) regarding the attendance of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir at the African Union Summit.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) is to hold public hearings into Eskom’s reopener application for the third Multi-Year Price Determination next week.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is committed to growing the diversity and volume of the country’s exports by ensuring that all stakeholders play an active role in the implementation of the National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP).

Pretoria - The North West provincial government has warned the public against individuals who approach them with fraudulent “tender award letters”.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma on Thursday announced the appointment of a permanent head of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

Pretoria - KwaDukuza Mayor Ricardo Mthembu has commended the Dube Family Trust for making land available in New-Guelderland, KwaDukuza to establish the Inqolobane Centre for the children living with disabilities.

Cape Town – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says government will conduct a survey to assess the impact of the new immigration regulations on tourism.

Pretoria - Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha on Wednesday introduced the newly appointed National Commissioner of Correctional Services Zach Modise to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA).

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has strongly condemned the attacks on officials investigating the allegations of group copying by learners in KwaZulu-Natal during last year’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams.

Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has apologised to residents in the city who were affected by an illegal strike carried out by employees of the waste management division.

Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says thousands of employers have claimed R2.8 billion from the Employment Tax Incentive since its inception.

Pretoria- Eskom is currently not implementing load shedding as it has adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The poultry export deal reached between South Africa and the United States does not only help secure South Africa’s inclusion in the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA) but will result in the development of the small farmer sector.

Pretoria - The alleged paedophile case involving a Plettenberg Bay man is ready to go trial, the Regional Court in Knysna heard on Wednesday.