South Africa

Pretoria - South Africa and Kenya have agreed to create an enabling environment to ease the conditions for doing business between the two countries.

Johannesburg – Major construction companies will collectively contribute R1.5 billion over 12 years to a fund that will be established for socio-economic development.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says its tax and customs offices will close at 5pm on Friday due to a substantial information technology (IT) system upgrade and maintenance.

Cape Town – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says despite a skeleton staff, the Ministry obtained its clean audit without making use of any consultants in the year that ended in March 2016.

Pretoria - The Department of Labour’s (DOL) Inspections and Enforcement Services (IES) unit will convene a dialogue session with organised business, labour and community in the Western Cape, on Thursday.

Pretoria - The number of people employed between 2009 and 2015 increased from 14.2 million to 15.7 million, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

Cape Town – The office of the Auditor General has commended the Department of Communications, the Government Communication and Information System and Brand South Africa (Brand SA) for obtaining clean audits for the financial year that ended in March 2016.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has established a ministerial task team to assist the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande, to normalise the situation at higher education institutions across South Africa.

Pretoria – The University of Witwatersrand has opened its doors, despite the disruption of classes and the chaotic scenes that were seen on Monday.

Pretoria – Access to an employment safety net will continue to be required by vulnerable South Africans to complement other social assistance programmes in these tough economic times, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Deputy Minister Andries Nel.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has placed the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&RSETA) under administration.

Pretoria - South Africa is due to benefit from a new trade deal with the European Union (EU) that will see almost all South African products having preferential market access in the EU.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has formally asked outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela not to complete her investigation into allegations of state capture until he has been allowed to question other witnesses in the probe.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for his State visit to deepen economic, political, cultural and social relations with that country.

Despite intimidation from protesting university students, police across the country will continue to do their duties wherever needed, Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane said on Monday.