South Africa

Pretoria – Tourism Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe says poverty eradication and job creation through youth empowerment programmes is one of government’s key focus area.

Pretoria – The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has taken a decision to close all schools in the province due to severe weather expected in the province tomorrow.

Cape Town – The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has contracted to -0.7% in the first quarter of 2017, Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The aggregate municipal consumer debt amounted to R128.3 billion in the third quarter of the 2016/17 financial year, compared to R117.7 billion which was reported in the second quarter, says National Treasury.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has urged the youth of Mokgalwana village in the North West to study maths and science.

Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa is currently in New York, attending a United Nations Conference.

Pretoria - The SA Post Office (Sapo) has appointed Lindiwe Kwele as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Pretoria – Telkom has reported growth in its operating revenues, including its mobile business which is making money again after reporting losses for four years.

Pretoria – The City of Cape Town is on standby following a warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) of high rainfall, gale-force wind and possible snowfalls later this week.

Pretoria - The country’s eight metros have an important role to play in bringing about inclusive economic growth, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Monday.

Pretoria - Communications Deputy Minister Thandi Mahambehlala has called on young people to use the internet to empower themselves.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has welcomed the continuing probe by law enforcement agencies of claims of people attempting to sell places to study medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The R200 million investment by Lucchini South Africa is a vote of confidence in the South African economy, says Acting Head of Investment South Africa (InvestSA), Yunus Hoosen.

Pretoria - Black industrialists in KwaZulu-Natal have received a boost from the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Trade and Industry and the KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe has hailed the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) as a successful platform to drive and promote Africa’s economic growth.