South Africa

Pretoria – Cabinet has emphasised the importance of partnerships between multi ethnic communities which contributes to social cohesion.

Pretoria – Transnet is calling on students, who are eligible to apply for bursaries and its training programme for Chartered Accountants, to submit applications to further their studies.

Pretoria - Cabinet has appealed all Lesotho nationals, who are residing in South Africa illegally, to apply for a Lesotho Special Permit at a Visa Facilitation Service Centre before 30 June 2016.

Pretoria - Cabinet has congratulated the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s decision to play 90% local music across all its radio stations.

Pretoria – The announcement by the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, to develop a gas policy will guide the country towards a sustainable natural gas economy, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Minister Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria - South Africa is gearing up to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the June 16 youth uprising.

Pretoria - Working together with business and labour, government says it remains focused on reigniting economic growth, preserving existing jobs and creating more sustainable jobs.

Cabinet at its meeting held in Parliament, Cape Town, reminded all eligible voters to responsibly exercise their democratic rights on 3 August 2016.

Pretoria – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the sudden passing of Inkosi Ziwengu Saul Lushaba of the Lushaba clan in the uGu district of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast is a loss to the province.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is a very stable democracy with a stable Constitution that enhances the country’s stability.

As we commemorate through a month-long programme that historic day in Addis Ababa when Africa leaders gathered to establish the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) let us not lose sight of the significance of those times.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma said continental leaders are envisaging to conclude negotiations on the continental free-trade area by next year.

Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Co-operative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements, Paul Mashatile, on Wednesday, announced the suspension of evictions and demolishing of shacks in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

Pretoria - The Presidency says it has managed to save over R7.5 million worth of electricity in its Cape Town and Pretoria offices in the 2015/16 financial year, through its Energy Saving Campaign.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers says government is satisfied with Cuba’s continued support in pursuit of South Africa’s national priorities.