South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Labour is conducting countrywide public hearings on the garden and landscaping services to determine minimum wages for the sector.

Pretoria - The University of Venda (UNIVEN) will soon be able to accommodate more students, thanks to a R300-million loan agreement for the construction of student accommodation.

Pretoria - Three State Owned Companies (SOCs) have delayed tabling their integrated reports, Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says.

Johannesburg - State-owned freight logistics group, Transnet and BHP have signed a whopping R24-billion on a 10-year take or pay export coal deal.

Pretoria - Emerging gold jewellery manufacturers have been given a boost with the launch of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Gold Loan Scheme.

Pietermaritzburg - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday visited three households in Mbali, Pietermaritzburg, where he spoke to members of child-headed families.

Pretoria – The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality will in October conduct a catch-up immunisation drive against tetanus, measles and human papillomavirus (HPV) to ensure that children in Ekurhuleni are safe from infections.

Pretoria – The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molelwa, has launched the Kwelera National Botanical Garden in the Eastern Cape.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished all senior citizens well on International Day of Older Persons, which is celebrated on 1 October.

Pretoria – The Home Affairs office in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, is relocating to its new premises at the Old Post Office building, President and Odendaal Streets in Germiston CBD.

Pretoria - The transfer of the functions, personnel and the necessary resources from the Department of Justice to the Office of the Chief Justice, will go a long way towards enhancing the institutional independence of the judiciary.

Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg has developed a strategy to enhance its fight against the infestation of rodents, the City’s Member of Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development, Councillor Nonceba Molwele, announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has appointed new members of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) which will advise the minister and cabinet on matters that affect the National Innovation System of South Africa.

Pretoria – South Africa’s Productivity Statistics for the year 2013 have been released, and they show a mixed bag of performances in various key industrial sectors of the economy.

Pietermaritzburg - Eugenia Mbeje of Ashdown, in Pietermaritzburg, says she is happy to have President Jacob Zuma visit her town on service delivery issues during today’s Imbizo.