South Africa

Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula will on Monday announce the nominees for the 2016 South African Sport Awards.

Pretoria - A Tourism Enterprise Development Incubator, which is a virtual vehicle to help in the provision of business support to tourism enterprises, was launched this week.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has officially opened a new state-of-the-art branch in George, in the Western Cape which offers free Wi-Fi to taxpayers.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended good wishes to Hindu, Tamil, Gujerati and other communities who celebrate Diwali or Deepavali.

Pretoria - South Africans and embassy officials on Saturday braved the scorching sun to partake in the Diplomatic Fair at the Union Buildings.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma on Friday night paid tribute to black business persons who ran successful businesses during apartheid, saying that while they have gone on to achieve great success, the struggle to de-racialise ownership and control of the economy continues for black people.

Pretoria - South Africa is working to improve the promotion of competitive products in order to expand trade volumes and improve its trade structure.

Pretoria - Police have arrested 831 people in relation to the student protests over fees at the country’s institutions of higher learning and training.

Pretoria - A Special Official Funeral will be held for the late former Social Development Deputy Minister Bongi Maria Ntuli, the Presidency said on Friday.

Pretoria - The price of all grades of petrol will rise by 45 cents a litre as of next Wednesday.

Pretoria - Tourism brings entrepreneurship opportunities, creates employment and has the potential of alleviating poverty in rural communities, says Deputy Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, today launched the Gauteng Schools Drama Festival where he reminded the youth of their power to raise consciousness using drama and theatre.

Johannesburg – Despite existing processes being designed to optimally manage traveller demand at the country’s airports, under capacitation remains a vulnerability in the management of immigration and results in complaints about lengthy queues and delayed flights.

Pretoria - The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is a force for economic and social change that has not only unleashed new forms of connectivity but provided an outlet for new forms of innovation, says Telecommunications Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

Pretoria - Business has a key role to play in the development of the economy, providing opportunities and creating new jobs, says Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe.