South Africa

Pretoria - Eskom is open to doing more business with the African continent, the utility said on Tuesday.

Pretoria-The ideals of radical economic transformation requires employment multipliers and skills transfer programmes that are dedicated to enhancing democracy and building an equitable society, says Public Works Minister, Nathi Nhleko

Pretoria – The Department of Public Works is set to finalise the Baseline Study on the Transformation of the Property Sector in order to realise the goals of radical economic transformation.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africans must unite against the recent attacks and killing of women and children, as well as human trafficking, after separate gruesome killings of women and children in some parts of the country.

Cape Town – Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says the much anticipated Mining Charter will soon be gazetted for public comment.

Pretoria - Government is making inroads in putting in place policy and legislative measures that will secure South Africa’s cyberspace.

Cape Town - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has stressed the need to urgently maintain infrastructure, repair leaks rapidly and to operate water systems more efficiently in South Africa, if the country wants to curb losing R7 billion annually to water losses.

Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training will this year address dysfunction within the examinations system and clear the certification backlog, Minister Blade Nzimande announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Nearly R80 billion passes through the country’s points of entry illegally every year, putting South Africa as one of the countries on the continent with high illicit financial movements.

Pretoria – The sunny coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal will play host to the Tourism Indaba for the next five years.

Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni has called on business leaders, investors, property developers and asset managers to seize investment opportunities that the city will unveil at the Ekurhuleni Investment Conference in June.

President Jacob Zuma says more and more world travellers are discovering the continent.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the department is making steady progress in its joint work with the Department of Public Works to identify under-utilized government buildings to be converted into student accommodation.

Pretoria - Technical difficulties currently affecting Retail Savings Bonds are receiving attention, National Treasury said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - As African Utility Week gets underway in Cape Town, the Western Cape government will exhibit at the conference in efforts to grow the green economy.