South Africa

Pretoria - Employment in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2016, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Monday.

Cape Town – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says South Africa will use the up and coming state visits involving India and France to boost trade and investment in a bid to boost exports to those markets.

Pretoria – A South African delegation will be heading to France on Wednesday, to commemorate 100 years of South Africa’s participation in World War One.

Pretoria - South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane on Friday interacted with tax payers, business owners and vendors among others, on the importance of paying their taxes.

Pretoria - Eskom has restored power to three large power users in Zuurbekom, Gauteng.

Pretoria – A survey that measures the quality of life in Gauteng has placed the province’s aerotropolis in the number one spot.

Pretoria - Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the petrol price is set to increase by between eight and 11 cents a litre, this week.

Pienaarspoort – After 50 years of travelling in old trains, the community of Mamelodi will be among the first recipients to receive the first batch of new state-of-the-art trains from Brazil.

Pretoria - Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee of Elections, Minister Des van Rooyen, says it is all systems go for Local Government Elections to be held on 3 August 2016.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has extended a warm welcome to the new Director-General of the department, Mzamo Michael Mlengana.

Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has welcomed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Board’s decision to appoint the new Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of PRASA with effect from 1 July 2016.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says it continues to monitor the situation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry following disruptions on Friday.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has extend his deepest condolences to the family of prominent Durban businessman and founder of the Black Management Forum, Don Mkhwanazi, who died of a heart attack on Friday.

Jericho – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says communities must play their part in protecting government infrastructure that is meant to improve people’s lives.

Pretoria - The next sitting of the M1/Grayston Drive pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry is expected to start on Thursday, 7 July, with testimony from the construction firm, Murray & Roberts.