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Minister welcomes lifting of SAA embargo

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Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has welcomed the lifting of an embargo which prevented the transportation of legally acquired hunting trophies of the African lion, African elephant, rhinoceros and tiger.

Urgent steps taken to address sewage spillage

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Pretoria – The Department of Water and Sanitation and the City of Tshwane have decided to take immediate steps to address the recurring problem of sewage spillage at Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Pretoria.

Eskom: Power system stable

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Pretoria – The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance on a power station unit without implementing load shedding, the power utility said on Thursday morning.

Tax bills published for public comment

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Pretoria – National Treasury has published for public comment two tax bills which provide the legislative amendments required to implement most of the tax proposals that were announced in the 2015 Budget in February.

SARS unveils high-tech cargo container scanner

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Cape Town – The launch of a high-tech cargo container scanner is an “end game” for the trade of illicit goods, says South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane.

Stage 1 load shedding from 5pm

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Pretoria – Eskom says due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity due to power station units being on maintenance, it will implement stage 1 load shedding from 5pm today.

SANParks opens bookings for 2016 winter holidays

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Pretoria - South African National Parks (SANParks) has on Wednesday opened for bookings in various national parks under its management for the June to July 2016 holiday period.

Committee briefed on compensating miners

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Pretoria – The Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Public Service and Administration, as well as Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, have been briefed about the processes of compensating ailing current and former miners.

IMC on Public Employment Programme to meet

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Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to chair the inaugural meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Public Employment Programme in Orange Farm later today.