South Africa

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has urged the youth of Mokgalwana village in the North West to study maths and science.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa is currently in New York, attending a United Nations Conference.

Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has appointed Lindiwe Kwele as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Pretoria – Telkom has reported growth in its operating revenues, including its mobile business which is making money again after reporting losses for four years.

Pretoria – The City of Cape Town is on standby following a warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) of high rainfall, gale-force wind and possible snowfalls later this week.

Pretoria - The country’s eight metros have an important role to play in bringing about inclusive economic growth, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday.

Pretoria - Communications Deputy Minister Thandi Mahambehlala has called on young people to use the internet to empower themselves.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has welcomed the continuing probe by law enforcement agencies of claims of people attempting to sell places to study medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The R200 million investment by Lucchini South Africa is a vote of confidence in the South African economy, says Acting Head of Investment South Africa (InvestSA), Yunus Hoosen.

Pretoria - Black industrialists in KwaZulu-Natal have received a boost from the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Trade and Industry and the KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe has hailed the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) as a successful platform to drive and promote Africa’s economic growth.

Pretoria - The story in today’s edition of the Sunday Times, which claims that President Jacob Zuma owns a "palace" in Dubai, is a fabrication, says the Presidency.

Pretoria – Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa says the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) continues to rank South Africa as the top business events destination in Africa and the Middle East.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa became aware of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa’s (REDISA) intention to cease collection of waste tyres with effect from the 1st June 2017.

Pretoria - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) says it has noted with concern the increasing spate of intimate partner killings and the rape of women and children.