South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa will continue to strengthen relations with Azerbaijan, International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said.

Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the National Treasury on Tuesday released the Tax Statistics which shows that tax revenue collection grew by 8.5% to reach R1.07 trillion.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has commended the North West province for taking cognisance of the powerful role technology can play to fast track the economic development of its townships and villages.

Pretoria - Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga says the department is very pleased with the consistent improvements seen in the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development has launched the National Emergency Response Team (NERT) to provide psycho-social support to victims affected by gender-based violence.

Pretoria - The first group of frontline tourism staff to be trained in Mandarin have completed the initial phase of their training and are heading to China for cultural learning experiences.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday told the South African Local Government (Salga) conference delegates that they have the opportunity and the responsibility to transform communities.

Pretoria- Since the start of the year, the Gauteng Health Department has recruited over 8000 officials.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says the placement of learners for the 2017 academic year is still in progress across the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will host an economic policy dialogue aimed at enhancing local procurement and localisation.

Pretoria - South Africa has been commended for being a leader in investment reform by the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will attend the funeral service of former Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz.

Pretoria - Learners will not rewrite the Mathematics 2 paper that was leaked in Limpopo, says the Department of Basic Education.

Pretoria – The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has met with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to discuss ways to modernise the postal network to benefit from e-commerce.

Pretoria - The future of indigenous knowledge is set to be discussed at the 4th Indigenous Knowledge Systems Interface Conference in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Saturday.