South Africa

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has issued a recall of all products from the Enterprise and Rainbow Chicken Limited companies, which have been found to have traces of Listeria.

Polony from the Enterprise factory in Polokwane, Limpopo, has been fingered as the culprit behind the Listeriosis outbreak in the country.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has tasked his Director General with assisting community members, who were part of the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, to get identity documents.

Motorists will get some reprieve at the fuel pumps from Wednesday following an announcement by the Department of Energy of the drop in fuel prices.

Small Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) in Limpopo will now have access to mentorship and training at their doorstep following the launch of the Tourism Business Incubators by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Elazbeth Thabethe on Friday.

South African Sign Language (SASL) has officially been recognised as a home language in the curriculum as one of the examinable subjects for the National Senior Certificate.

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has bulked up security at the country’s points of entry to ensure the protection of big cats and other wildlife.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says his courtesy visit to Namibia paves the way for South Africa to work side by side with the neighbouring country on matters of economic and trade relations.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has arrived in Luanda, Angola, for his working visit.

Entrepreneurs are set to benefit from an investment of R1.5 billion, says Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu.

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called for the Mediosa contract to be scrapped, adding that it is a service that is not needed in South Africa.

While the recovery from the global financial crisis is on track, the end of high global liquidity will impact on capital flows, creating challenges for central banks at a time when their political independence is being questioned, says Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago.

Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has urged companies to seize the opportunity presented by the Research and Development (R&D) tax incentive programme.

The Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, says he is pleased that workers at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) will return to work after a protracted strike.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is on course to achieving one of its key goals to manage and pay social grants without the use of a third party contractor.