South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Labour will next week hold nationwide public hearings on the contract cleaning sector which will review the minimum wage for the sector.

Itsoseng - It is all systems go as far as safety and security is concerned for the 2014 general elections that will take place on May 7, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Friday.

Pretoria - A litre of petrol will decrease by 15 cents in Gauteng as of next Wednesday, the Energy Department said on Friday.

Mahikeng – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has told the country’s security services – the police and defence force – that citizens rely on them to ensure that the elections are safe and violence free.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will launch an official investigation into allegations that members of the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) are selling posts.

Pretoria - Freedom of the press and diversity of the media is a pre-requisite for a flourishing democracy, says Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Obed Bapela.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has launched service delivery projects worth R22.6-million, which are aimed at stimulating the economy of Mthonjaneni Municipality.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has improved to flight times to Beijing, China, effective as of this week.

Pretoria - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has condemned the creation of a fake Twitter account in the name of Acting Chief Operations Officer (ACOO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng.

Pretoria - South Africa and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the countries cooperate more in technical, operational, commercial and strategic business development aspects of the aviation industry.

Pretoria - Ministers of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster, will today visit Itsoseng and Bodibe in the North West in a bid to ensure stability ahead of the elections.

Pretoria- Overseas voting wrapped up on Thursday with no major incidents reported, said the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma says unions in the mining sector should use their rights responsibly and put the country first by protecting the economy and safeguarding jobs.

Pretoria- President Jacob Zuma has appointed Leah Thabisile Khumalo, as non-executive director of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

Pretoria - As the May 7 poll approaches, President Jacob Zuma has authorised the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to maintain law and order over the election period as well as the inauguration of the President- elect.