South Africa

Pretoria - Government will over the next few years invest over R50 billion in passenger rail infrastructure, says President Jacob Zuma

Pretoria - With the growing bilateral and trade relations between South Africa and Angola, the two countries have resolved to establish a mid-review mechanism.

Mbombela – The Medical University of South Africa’s former rector, Professor Ramaranka Mogotlane, has been appointed as one of the four academics, who will lead the long awaited University of Mpumalanga (UMP).

Pretoria - Industrialisation can be the answer to South Africa’s high unemployment rate, Trade and Industry Director General Lionel October says.

Cape Town – Public sector media body representatives called for the print media to speed up transformation during an event in Parliament today commemorating Black Wednesday, when the apartheid state banned The World and Weekend World newspapers on October 19, 1977.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), its automotive social partners, labour and business have committed to work together to ensure the long-term stability of the sector.

Pretoria - The petroleum industry, which is a crucial component of the economy, has little participation by black oil companies, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.

Pretoria - Police in Limpopo have warned that they will act against any illegal gatherings and acts of violence in Malamulele.

Pretoria - The fifth man believed to be a prime suspect in the murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot has been arrested.

Pretoria – Retired Judge Essa Moosa has been appointed to attend to complaints regarding the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), known as the Hawks.

Report abuse of mental patients, urges MEC

Pretoria – The newly launched Ubuntu Radio, a 24-hour internet radio station, will officially go live tonight at 7pm.

Pretoria – Cabinet ministers and premiers today applied for the new smart ID cards at the Home Affairs’ Byron Place offices in Pretoria.

Midrand – The Gautrain Management Agency has proposed seven new routes for the express train that will expand the current network from places of employment to residential areas.

Pretoria - North West MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs, Manketsi Tlhape, has agreed to the postponement of the by-elections in ward 1, 4, 11, 12, 13 and 20 of Tlokwe Local Municipality.