South Africa

Cape Town – Mineral Resources Minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, has told mining companies from around the world that Africa remains the ideal destination for investment.

Pretoria – The 2016 Edinburgh Medal will be jointly awarded to Kevin Govender from the Cape Town-based Office of Astronomy for Development and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in March, to recognise their wide reaching contributions to science.

Pretoria - Government and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) have agreed that an urgent solution is needed to resolve the Taxation Laws Amendment Act stalemate.

Pretoria - Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will hand over certificates and equipment to informal traders on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Government is working closely with stakeholders in the steel sector to secure an agreement to support the country’s primary steel production capabilities.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has reiterated that the Black Industrialists Scheme provides measures aimed at supporting majority black-owned manufacturing companies.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is recuperating well at the Dr George Mukhari Academic hospital, said the provincial Health Department.

Pretoria - Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Labour has expressed satisfaction with public hearings on the Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill that were held this week.

Pretoria - A 50-year-old man is to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of drug dealing, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said on Sunday.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has paid tribute to those who laid down their lives in the fight for a free and democratic South Africa.

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has described Hermanus Loots as a man who fought for a non-racial and united South Africa that is free of poverty and inequality.

Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe has been assigned by President Jacob Zuma to assist National Treasury and the trade union federation Cosatu in their discussions relating to the Tax Administration Amendment Act.

Pretoria – The tourism sector in South Africa has expressed satisfaction with the amendments made in the immigration regulations by the Department of Home Affairs to ensure that tourists travel with ease.

Pretoria - Secretary to Parliament Gengezi Mgidlana says Parliament is ready to host a successful State of the Nation Address (SONA) come 11 February.

Pretoria – Children from Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal will get a shot at a brighter future with the construction of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in their area.