South Africa

Shanghai - Increasing trade and investment between South Africa and China is a matter that both countries will continue to work towards.

There will be an unusual silence in classrooms across the country today. The sounds of teaching and learning will come to a halt for a good purpose.

Pretoria - South Africa and British authorities are today holding bilateral talks in Cape Town which will see the two countries establishing a business council to facilitate trade and economic activities.

Johannesburg - The act, by disgruntled employees, of turning off power at sub-stations around Johannesburg, will not be tolerated, says City Power board chairperson, Rev Frank Chikane.

Pretoria - The Group of 20 countries will soon share tax information to find better ways to curb cross-border tax evasion and profit shifting by multi-national companies.

Kimberley – The Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape has extended its borders as part of its expansion plan, which seeks to make the park more economically and socially sustainable.

Kimberley – South Africans with valid identity documents will, as from today until Friday, be able to spend a day at a national park of their choice throughout the country free of charge.

Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished all the learners well who will be sitting for the Annual National Assessment (ANA), which starts tomorrow.

Mbombela - Emerging livestock farmers in Mpumalanga have two weeks to apply for help from the Livestock Improvement Programme.

Mbombela - The Mpumalanga government is on a drive to link the capital city to the nearby town of White River.

Pretoria - The Department of Environmental Affairs has approved the emergency request from the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and the salvage team working on the stricken MV Smart vessel to dump 10 000 tons of coal from the vessel into the sea as an interim measure.

Xiamen - The annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) got underway on Sunday with South African exhibitors showing off their wares.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, has arrived in Xiamen, China, where he is leading a delegation of 62 South African companies.

Pretoria - The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Elizabeth Thabethe, says government alone cannot win the war against liquor and drug abuse.

Pretoria – Gauteng Education MEC, Barbara Creecy, has reiterated that the interventions to improve the quality of learning and teaching in Gauteng led by government are moving in the right direction.