South Africa

Pretoria - Wage talks with the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) have been called off, South African Airways Technical (SAAT) said.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government is to spend R11 billion for a large scale roll-out of solar panels on all state-owned buildings across the province.

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has called for urgent and decisive intervention by the provincial government in the Msukaligwa and Govan Mbeki municipalities.

Carletonville – Residents of Merafong in the West Rand are already celebrating government’s efforts aimed at improving their living conditions for the better ahead of next year’s celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of freedom and democracy.

Pretoria - The National Skills Fund (NSF) has allocated close to R25 million to the Higher Education HIV/Aids Programme (HEAIDS) to skill academic staff at public universities and FETs to integrate and address HIV and Aids issues in curricula.

Pretoria – “When this tax dispute arose many years ago, I took a conscious decision not to cooperate with the authorities. That was a mistake.”

Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi on Thursday hosted the greenest municipality celebration, where the Newcastle local municipality was celebrated for its environmental initiatives.

Pietermaritzburg - The outgoing KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says Women’s Month is the time of the year that symbolically represents the scar that history has left on the face of the nation on matters of gender and by extension, human equality.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma today hinted at the possibility of South Africa exploring interest in the economic growth of the small island of São Tomé and Príncipe including the discovery of oil reserves in that country.

Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) says the troubled Walter Sisulu University (WSU) remains bankrupt, and that the 8% - 10% salary increase demanded by the staff will have “disastrous consequences” on its cash flow.

Pretoria – The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan, says about 60% of the 6 900 Angolan refugees that are in the country have approached the department to regularise their asylum status.

Midrand – The Public Service Charter, which aims to improve service delivery in the public sector, has been launched today.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) and Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines on Thursday announced the implementation of a code share agreement.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Health’s efforts to improve the quality of health care for all South Africans has yielded positive results in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Pretoria - As part of its commitment to curb violence against women and children, government has partnered with the National Religious Leaders’ Council to end the scourge.