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Superior Courts Act comes into effect

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has signed the proclamation to bring into operation the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act and the Superior Courts Act.

Context needed in jobless stats – Chabane

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Johannesburg – The growth in the number of unemployed South Africans, particularly since the 2008 global economic recession, has had the government worried.

Sod-turning ahead of energy centre launch

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Pretoria - PetroSA executives on Friday performed a sod-turning ceremony ahead of the launch of a multi-million rand energy services centre in Qamata, Eastern Cape.

Land reform workshop kicks-off

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Pretoria - Parliament’s preparations to facilitate the re-opening of the land reform and redistribution process will kick-off with a two-day workshop in Stellenbosch today.

eThekwini e-Recruitment goes live

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Durban - The eThekwini Metro Municipality has become one of the most innovative organs of state in South Africa, and possibly Africa, following the launch of its innovative online recruitment system, dubbed e-Careers.

Gordhan unveils modernised customs system

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Johannesburg – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has introduced a new-look customs systems that is aimed at reducing the cost of doing business, boosting the country’s competitiveness and exports, and promoting inter-regional trade.

Acting chair of Boxing SA appointed

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Pretoria - Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has appointed Ntambi Ravele as the acting chairperson of Boxing South Africa (BSA) with immediate effect.

National Indaba to help turn boxing around

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Pretoria - Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, together with Boxing South Africa and the National Steering Committee on Boxing, will look at how to help resolve the challenges facing the boxing profession at the upcoming National Boxing Indaba.

Local production improves textiles sector

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the local procurement policy, introduced by government in the textiles and clothing industry, has helped to stabilize the sectors and improve local manufacturing.

Mthethwa, De Lille welcome joint police unit

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Cape Town – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille have welcomed the decision to set up a joint operational unit to tackle drugs and gangsterism in the city.

Radebe acts as President

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Pretoria - The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, will act as President of the Republic today until Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe returns from Harare, Zimbabwe, and assumes acting duty as President of the Republic.