South Africa

Pretoria - The National Treasury has moved to clarify Moody’s Investors Service’s decision on South Africa’s ratings, particularly on the country’s outlook.

Benoni - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies on Monday launched the eighth iteration of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), which he says is a continuous action plan that is meant to reindustrialise the South African economy and stresses the need for structural change.

Pretoria - Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi has noted the misleading reports on the approval of the SABC editorial policy, says the Department of Communications.

Pretoria - Residents of Makuleke in Limpopo will soon get to know more about the benefits of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT).

Pretoria - The new Curtis Nkondo School of Specialisation signals a new era in basic education, said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga at the opening of the school on Monday.

Pretoria - Correctional Services National Commissioner Zach Modise has reiterated that the rights of inmates cannot be compromised.

Johannesburg - Government says Moody’s decision to keep South Africa’s credit rating at two notches above sub-investment grade shows the country is on the right track and that the turning point for the economy is near.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has expressed concern about the number of attacks on health professionals in public health facilities.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to deliver a keynote address at the opening of the Public Finance Management Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre, on Monday.

In the townships, functions are incomplete without three-legged pots, tent and chairs, meat, veggies and of course scones.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the deaths of two Eskom workers who died while on duty, the power parastatal said.

Pretoria - Twenty-one of the initial 23 people arrested in connection with public violence and malicious damage to property are expected to appear in the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court, this morning.

Pretoria – A South African delegation attending the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) Africa will promote South Africa as open to business and a preferred destination for investments.

Pretoria – South Africa will not be applying for the opening of legal international commercial trade in rhino horn at the 17th Conference of Parties to CITES (CITES COP17), says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.

Pretoria – The Department of Justice has achieved a conviction rate of 78% in cases of rhino poaching.