South Africa

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government has come to the rescue of close to 300 young people who were left stranded in Wonder Park, north of Pretoria, in Tshwane.

Pretoria - With South Africa’s cybercrime attacks on the rise, government is set to collaborate with France in order to boost the cyber and digital skills capacities which are key in investigating such crimes.

Pretoria – The Gauteng economy created 700 000 new jobs between 2010 and 2016 despite challenges in the economy, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Lebogang Maile.

Pretoria - The Hawks have welcomed the hefty sentences handed down to two suspects for the murder of a police officer and shop owner.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, has called for closer cooperation between communities, local government and law enforcement agents to win the fight against drug abuse.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on all South Africans and visitors in the country to join in on the Clear Rivers Campaign during the Month of July.

Pretoria - The newly launched Musina Intermodal Terminal (MIT) is expected to be a huge boost to the regional economic integration and to the Special Economic Zones Programme.

Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services says 13 officials will be served with letters of contemplation of suspension following the explicit entertainment at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre.

Pretoria – Chancellor of the Sefako Makgatho Health Services University, Dr Edna Molewa, has congratulated Professor Chris De Beer on his appointment as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Pretoria - Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has been elected as the Second Vice-President of the Co-ordination Committee for Development and Promotion of African Handicrafts (CODEPA).

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in a broiler breeder site in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria – The hotel industry in South Africa is poised for growth, says Tourism Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has wished the Muslim community in South Africa a happy Eid ul-Fitr.

Pretoria - South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reaffirmed their willingness to improve and strengthen their economic relations.

Pretoria – The first decade of the South Africa-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Bi-National Commission (BNC) was largely consumed by efforts of assisting the DRC in areas of institutional capacity building, says President Jacob Zuma.