South Africa

Pretoria - The first group of frontline tourism staff to be trained in Mandarin have completed the initial phase of their training and are heading to China for cultural learning experiences.

Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday told the South African Local Government (Salga) conference delegates that they have the opportunity and the responsibility to transform communities.

Pretoria- Since the start of the year, the Gauteng Health Department has recruited over 8000 officials.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says the placement of learners for the 2017 academic year is still in progress across the country.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will host an economic policy dialogue aimed at enhancing local procurement and localisation.

Pretoria - South Africa has been commended for being a leader in investment reform by the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will attend the funeral service of former Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz.

Pretoria - Learners will not rewrite the Mathematics 2 paper that was leaked in Limpopo, says the Department of Basic Education.

Pretoria – The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has met with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to discuss ways to modernise the postal network to benefit from e-commerce.

Pretoria - The future of indigenous knowledge is set to be discussed at the 4th Indigenous Knowledge Systems Interface Conference in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Saturday.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will undertake a working visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

Pretoria - With the close of Tax Season 2016 last week, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has received 5.64 million returns, it said on Monday.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has handed over two refurbished waste water treatment plants to Emfuleni District Municipality in Gauteng and Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State.

Pretoria - In pursuit of making quality education accessible to all children with disabilities, the Department of Basic Education has started implementing its new policy that it says will allow all children to access equal education.

Pretoria – The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) will be hosting its first ever indaba with traffic officers from all provinces and municipalities to seek solutions to the carnage on the country’s roads.