South Africa

Pretoria - Six million job opportunities are expected to be created through Phase 3 of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) by 2019, says the Department of Public Works.

Pretoria - Legal Aid South Africa is considering whether it will invoke its rights to further appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling forcing it to pay legal fees for miners at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry.

Pretoria – The Road Accident Fund (RAF) will open its Provincial Customer Service Centre in Mahikeng on Thursday, to bring its services closer to the people.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has requested Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to start the process to fill the vacancy at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, Jeff Radebe, says government aims to achieve over 100 convictions against persons fingered for corruption in the public service.

Pretoria - Gauteng residents will today get a chance to air their views on how e-tolls affect them, says the Premier’s Office.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has launched an investigation into circumstances that led to the deportation of Edwin Samotse, a Botswana national.

The journey from grade one to grade twelve should be likened to marathon. It is about endurance and staying power. Along the way there will be challenges and sometimes even stumbles, but with perseverance and hard work the finish line will eventually loom large.

Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, was so impressed with a hand crafted bag made by a Cape Town businesswoman, a beneficiary of the NYDA grant, that he hinted he might return to buy it.

Pretoria - The Hawks, in conjunction with the banking industry, have arrested three suspects for motor vehicle application fraud amounting to R50 million.

Pretoria – According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), 7.5% of South Africans have a disability.

Johannesburg - Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner Lesetja Mothiba has urged parents to always be watchful of their children, especially after dark, to protect them from abuse and murder.

Pretoria – South Africa and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing to support science, technology and innovation in the two countries.

Pretoria - South African and Iranian leaders today co-chaired the Fifth Deputy Ministerial Working Group of the two countries.

Pretoria - Twenty-five companies are on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in search of investment and export opportunities.