South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet on Thursday welcomed the Competition Commission’s investigation into allegations of cartel conduct in the fresh produce sector.

Pretoria – Government has urged social grant beneficiaries to take note of their respective pay days, which appears on the slips received on their previous pay date in March 2017.

Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed concern over the break-in at the Office of the Chief Justice where several computers were stolen.

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Defence Amendment Bill 2017, into Parliament.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the ninth annual iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2017/18 to 2019/20.

Pretoria - Cabinet has commended the brave women who came forward to report incidents of rape in taxis around Johannesburg.

Pretoria - The third Local Government Tourism Conference, which focuses on growing tourism, will kick off next week, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7% per annum, Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday.

Pretoria – Inmates incarcerated in Mthatha and surrounding areas will now receive their medication timeously, thanks to the upgraded pharmacy which opened on Thursday.

Pretoria – Since January, the Department of Home Affairs has dealt with 15 cases of child trafficking at the OR Tambo International Airport, says Minister Malusi Gigaba.

Midrand – The Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDCSA) has adopted a revised strategy to put the country on a path of closing its skills gap.

Pretoria - Income generated by the mining industry rose from R393.4 billion in 2012 to R419.5 billion in 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said.

Lebowakgomo - A nurse living with HIV received a standing ovation in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature after her moving social media post was read to the house during the tabling of the provincial Health Budget Vote on Thursday.

Cape Town – Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape has contributed R29 billion to the province’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2013 and 2016.

Pretoria – The South African Weather Service says the next summer season has increased the likelihood for the development of El Nino conditions which are often associated with drought and water scarcity as seen recently in South Africa.