South Africa

Pretoria – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will this afternoon table the 2015 National Budget, outlining how government will finance its programme of action for the year ahead.

Pretoria – Unions linked to the SA Post Office (Sapo) have committed to support the administration technical team to deliver on its mandate of stabilising the organisation and turning the company around.

Pretoria – South Africa and Switzerland have recommitted to strengthen relations, with much focus on vocational training and skills development, says International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza says he expects a 100% pass rate from the matriculants of a newly built Bushbuckridge school.

Pretoria – The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, said on Tuesday the department had decided to grant several companies reprieve in order to meet minimum air emissions standards.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged municipalities to stop hiring consultants to prepare municipal financial statements.

Pretoria – Stakeholders in the education sector have been invited to meet with the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission, according to the Presidency.

Pretoria – The Limpopo Provincial Government is planning to buy 50 more ambulances in the next financial year.

Pretoria - Limpopo has turned the tide on delays in the delivery of textbooks, Premier Chupu Mathabatha said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Limpopo has become a destination of choice for international investors, says Limpopo Premier Chupu Mathabatha.

Cape Town – Government has set aside 30% of all government contracts to support small businesses and co-operatives in a bid to boost township and rural economies.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is extending the closing date for education assistance applications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)-identified victims of apartheid to 31 March 2015.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged communities in Emalahleni to use water sparingly over the next two weeks as a planned water outage gets underway.

Cape Town – The “electricity war room” is focusing all its energy towards implementing government’s five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana says the department is pleased with the uptake of learners in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system.