South Africa

In November last year, my department assumed responsibility for skills development from the Department of Labour. At the time, we acknowledged that there were negative perceptions about the performance, management and governance of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs); that there was inadequate alignment of industry needs and provision of training and skills development and particularly relating to the supply of artisans and technicians; and that when the industrial policy action plan was finalised we would align skills development efforts to support its implementation.

Pretoria - A 58-year-old pilot and her 57-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries when their light aircraft crashed next to a graveyard, west of Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, on Tuesday morning.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Thursday visited the borders of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland as soldiers resumed their patrol posts there.

Durban - Soccer lovers in rural KwaZulu-Natal will not miss out on the World Cup experience with R80 million being spent on setting up 10 public viewing areas (PVA) across the province's rural communities.

Pretoria - More than 40 000 South African Police Service (SAPS) members will be deployed to all nine host cities during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, said Police Commissioner, General Bheki Cele, on Thursday.

Pretoria - South Africa's unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2010 was virtually unchanged at 25.3 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says government has achieved a lot in the past year and his administration is still on track in its commitment to fast-track service delivery.

Pretoria- King Shaka International, KwaZulu-Natal's new airport, is all set for take-off on Saturday.

Pretoria - Two of the 30 referees selected to officiate at the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup will no longer be a part of the tournament after their assistants failed their fitness tests

Pretoria - It will be hard to miss a few prominent Ministers and Deputy Ministers who will be present today at provincial launches of government's HIV, Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaigns.

Pretoria - The completion of the Moses Kotane hospital in the North West, has taken the province's medical preparedness for the upcoming world cup spectacle a step up.

Pretoria - There was a significant drop in the number of people traveling within South Africa between December 2008 and February 2009, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. It blamed the effects of the economic downturn experienced across the globe from 2008.

Pretoria - There was a significant drop in the number of people traveling within South Africa between December 2008 and February 2009, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. It blamed the effects of the economic downturn experienced across the globe from 2008.

Pretoria - The dream of having a new school will finally became a reality for the Westlake community in the Western Cape.

Pretoria -The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) will be embarking on a human trafficking campaign to raise awareness about the crime.