South Africa

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has met with an Italian business delegation and 15 investors in Rome.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 5pm this afternoon due to a shortage of generation capacity.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and Human Settlements is set to launch the Back-To-Basics campaign on Monday.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Lebogang Maile, will launch the Nguni cattle breeding project for emerging black farmers in Melkhoutfontein, Rus de Winter farm, on Thursday.

Cape Town – Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says his department has successfully implemented the first phase of its turnaround strategy aimed at stabilising the department and improving its lease management.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and eThekwini Metro have reached an agreement with representatives of the displaced African immigrants at the Isipingo shelter to relocate them to the shelter in Chatsworth.

Cape Town – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says his department has acted decisively to deal with the recent attacks on foreign nationals.

Cape Town – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department plans to introduce a new school exit level certificate to address the skills shortages and unemployment in the country.

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says paying unannounced visits to government’s frontline facilities has resulted in a tangible improvement in services across the country.

Pretoria – It’s all systems go for the implementation of agri-parks in the North West province.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will at the weekend lead the South African delegation to the 12th meeting of the South Africa-Iran Joint Commission in Tehran, Iran.

Pretoria – Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has signed a bilateral agreement with the Governor of Puglia Region in Italy, Nichi Vendola.

Pretoria - The continued unprotected industrial action at Eskom’s Medupi power station has resulted in delays, said Eskom on Wednesday.

Pretoria - The South African Post Office (SAPO) plans to shed more than 5000 jobs.