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Vocational learning with Swiss precision

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Pretoria – A partnership between South Africa and Switzerland will give Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students the sought-after experience they need to do well in the workplace.

SARB fines country’s big banks

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Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has fined the country’s big four banks R125 million collectively, it said on Wednesday.

Security cluster visits hotspots ahead of elections

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Pretoria - The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) responsible for the national general elections will today visit KwaZulu-Natal, which has been identified as one of the “hotspots”, ahead of May 7.

Medical fitness key to aviation safety

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Pretoria – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says the importance of driver fitness cannot be overstated, especially in the field of aviation where South Africa has a good track record.

Zimbabwe to roll out HPV vaccination

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Harare - Zimbabwe will start rolling out the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to be administered to girls aged 10 in two districts of Marondera and Beitbridge from next month as a pilot project to reduce deaths from cervical cancer.

Presidency announces National Orders recipients

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Pretoria - From top athletes Caster Semenya, Lucas Sithole and Cameron van der Burg, businessman Ray Ackerman to activists and struggle stalwarts Dawid Kruiper, Frances Baard and Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa -- these are some of the names on the long list of South Africans and eminent persons who are the recipients of prestigious Presidential honours.

120 trainees ready to take on manufacturing sector

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Mbombela – A total of 120 young people in Mpumalanga have received certificates of recognition after completing their training in the manufacturing of stainless steel and furniture.

Mpumalanga gets ready for fire season

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Badplass – Mpumalanga province has positioned itself to respond during fire season by putting 50 fire fighters through a course on wildfire prevention strategies.

KZN govt, taxi associations sign pact

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has signed a cooperation agreement with five associations operating in the Greater Newcastle region, to address disputes over routes and safeguard the lives of taxi operators and commuters.

SA to participate in AU social affairs meeting

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Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will next week lead a high-level South African delegation to a special session of the African Union Labour and Social Affairs Commission (AULSAC) in Windhoek, Namibia.

New Home Affairs office for Mossel Bay communities

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Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor will on Thursday open a new Home Affairs office in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, to improve services by bringing facilities closer to the people.

Pres Zuma: We have done well in five years

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Port Elizabeth – With just a few weeks left before the official end of the current term of government, President Jacob Zuma has expressed satisfaction about government’s performance in the Nelson Mandela Bay region of the Eastern Cape, over the past five years.