South Africa

Pretoria - The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, says prosecutions of the National Prosecuting Authority are independent.

Pretoria - The world renowned spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has cancelled his planned trip to South Africa, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Thursday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has again held a meeting with the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi Nxasana.

Johannesburg - Farm workers will be prioritised as beneficiaries of the tenure reform, says Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform (RDLR), Gugile Nkwinti.

Johannesburg – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says the competition authorities have been remarkably effective over the past 15 years.

Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to refrain from cashing in their Provident Fund savings when they resign or change jobs, adding that rumours that their retirement savings are under threat were “false”.

Pretoria - Westinghouse has withdrawn its high court application to interdict Eskom in a tender that would see the replacement of steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant, the parastatal said on Thursday.

Pretoria – The new R50 million road between Randfontein and Tarlton in the West Rand will be a welcome relief to motorists who have had to battle congestion and potholes over the years.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the release of the record relating to the so-called “spy tape”.

Pretoria – The South African economy is set to benefit from the new Hyundai plant which opened today in Benoni, Ekurhuleni.

Pretoria – With an ageing lecturing workforce at higher education institutions, President Jacob Zuma says there is a need to make academia more exciting for South Africa’s youth.

Pretoria - The South African High Commission in New Delhi, in India, has confirmed that it has received a visa application from the office of the Dalai Lama.

Pretoria - The State Owned Entities Communicators Association (SOECA) has sent its congratulations to all the public sector entities that have achieved unqualified audits in the past financial year.

Pretoria – The establishment of the State Property Management Agency, which will oversee the management of government’s massive property portfolio, has been approved.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education will from 16 to 19 September 2014 conduct the fourth Annual National Assessments (ANA) to track progress of learning outcomes among learners in earlier grades.