South Africa

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says Cabinet has welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address.

The Deputy Minister of Small Business Development Elizabeth Thabethe will address the 19th annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit, to be held in New York, in the United States of America, on Thursday

Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela says the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has created over 11 000 jobs over the past three years through various initiatives.

Pretoria - The Department of Transport has announced new toll tariffs for Gauteng’s highways, which will be effective from next month.

Cape Town – The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Bheki Cele, says a package of just under R1 billion has been set up to assist farmers who are affected by drought in several provinces.

Pretoria - A mines rescue drill rig has been secured to bore an escape outlet for the three miners that are trapped underground at Lily mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) will cease its operations between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi from 1 March, it said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says a multibillion rand fund has been established to support companies that were affected by the global slowdown.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences on the sad passing of the former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has called on civil servants working in the province's departments to pay the money they owe to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

Pretoria – The Free State Provincial Government says it will tighten its purse strings this year to save money, while not compromising service delivery.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will interact with Grade 11 and 12 learners at a Youth Development Expo at the University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus this weekend.

Pretoria - Free State Premier Ace Magashule says the provincial government will continue to channel its energy and resources towards advancing and protecting the gains made in the provision of education.

Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is working with authorities to have a consignment of bank notes released after the plane transporting it was detained.

Cape Town – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says President Jacob Zuma’s announcement of a R100 million investment to boost local tourism is music to his ears.