South Africa

Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has commended Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza for handling the finances of the provincial government well.

Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has signed a landmark water cooperation agreement with Italy.

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has condemned the Nancefield-Dube West Taxi Association (Nanduwe) for blockading Simmonds street in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The academic calendar is continuing at Wits University, despite several scuffles between a group of protesting students and police overnight.

Pretoria - Brand South Africa’s clean audit performance is a clear indication that the entity is well on track to ensure that South Africa’s reputation at home and abroad is not in tatters, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria - While government is sympathetic to students’ calls for free tertiary education, efforts should be towards ensuring that the 2016 academic programme is completed while still finding medium to long term solutions, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education says it intends concluding the admission process for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners by the end of November.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s message to South Africa’s Heads of Mission in Pretoria, on Tuesday, was well communicated: tell the South African story, build friendships and partnerships in order to help attract investments and boost economic growth.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has officially launched the department’s contact centre at the department’s head office in Pretoria.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Education says it has done everything possible to provide the best possible chance for each learner to do well in the National Senior Certificate exams.

The transport sector is at the heart of the country’s development and it is Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters’ duty to ensure that it accommodates everyone.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday announced the prohibition of the use of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phone on all of its flights as of this week.

Pretoria - While rainfall is uncertain in late spring, it is expected to be above normal in mid-summer, says the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).

Johannesburg – Government and business leaders have made a unanimous call to all stakeholders to help save the 2016 academic year while the engagements on fees continue.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially handed over the newly constructed Bophelong Secondary School in the Southern Development Corridor of Gauteng in Emfuleni.