South Africa

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead South Africa's Youth Month celebrations on Tuesday, June 16, at the Tshwane Events Centre, in Pretoria.

Pretoria - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has welcomed the approval of the Defence Review 2014 by the National Assembly, calling it a major milestone in ensuring the revitalisation of South Africa’s armed forces.

Pretoria – Government is awaiting a legal opinion on the public service wage negotiations, says General Secretary of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC), Frikkie De Bruin.

Pretoria - Five South African universities, which were previously under-resourced, have received a R30 million boost for health research.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) wants to focus on growing its African network while also improving inter-connectivity on the continent.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies and International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Llewellyn Landers are in Sharm el-Shaik, Egypt, to attend the 3rd Tripartite Summit.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is to lead a delegation of 23 business people from the built environment, electro-technical, mining and capital equipment, railways and steel fabrication and steel tubing sectors on an outward trade and investment mission (OTIM) to Mozambique.

Pretoria - There is a need for South Africa to produce more Marine, Forestry and Fisheries’ scientists, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana.

Pretoria – Eskom says it has adequate generating capacity to meet the demand in electricity and therefore no load shedding is taking place at the moment.

Pretoria - The poultry deal struck between South Africa and the US will enable South Africa to be fully included in the benefits of the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA), the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has said.

Pretoria – South Africa and China have signed a Plan of Action on areas of cooperation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), in Cape Town.

Pretoria - As the country commemorates Youth Month, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mduduzi Manana, has encouraged learners to apply early for post-school institutions.

Pretoria - Former paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius will not be a completely free man from August 21, according to the Department of Correctional Services.

Pretoria - Youth development, economic participation, transformation and education are set to come under the spotlight when President Jacob Zuma convenes the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Youth Working Group this morning.

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole in August this year.