South Africa

Pretoria - Members of the public and other interested parties have until 19 January 2016 to comment on the draft AgriBEE Sector Code.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department is hard at work to improve support services and the way the curriculum is delivered in public, special and ordinary schools.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will kick off its annual national festive season compliance and liquor abuse awareness campaign on Tuesday.

Johannesburg –Transnet has secured a R12 billion club loan from five lenders to fund its locomotives fleet acquisition programme.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and the National Consumer Commission (NCC) will host a seminar on food labelling and consumer protection this week.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, has published the draft Credit Life Insurance Regulations for public comment.

Pretoria - Examinations have been postponed indefinitely at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Soshanguve campus.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has launched an investigation into the hacking of the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development’s e-Maintenance website over the weekend.

Pretoria - South Africa remains committed to bringing Israeli and Palestinian groups together to find lasting peace in the Middle East, says President Jacob Zuma.

President Jacob Zuma says without peace and stability, it will be difficult to achieve development and prosperity.

Correctional Services Department's roll-out of Operation Hira in the Western Cape last week was an overwhelming success with more than 770 applications from qualifying professionals in the field of health, infrastructure and administration processed, the department said.

Affordable mobile technology projects aimed at connecting the country's rural villages to the World Wide Web will be showcased at the Future Internet Research Experimentation (FIRE) workshop to be held in Pretoria on Monday.

President Jacob Zuma has not amended the terms of reference of the Board of Inquiry into the allegations of misconduct by the suspended National Commissioner of the South African Police Service Gen Riah Phiyega, says the Presidency.

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has concluded her Working Visit to Italy.

Government says it has noted with concern the attack by terrorists at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Bamako, Mali. The attack has claimed innocent lives whilst other people including staff and guests at the hotel were held hostage.