South Africa

Pretoria - South African businesses have been called on to take advantage of the Gabonese Investment Fund.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is concerned about senior management movements at South African Airways (SAA), said the Ministry of Finance.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department says services at Helen Joseph Hospital will be suspended on Wednesday to make way for the scheduled installation of a change-over switch for all the hospital’s generators.

Johannesburg – The Department of Basic Education has received a donation of R117 million – to be made over a period of 10 years - from the Motsepe Foundation towards sporting and cultural competitions.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed retired Judge Khayelihle Kenneth Mthiyane as Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the remuneration and conditions of service in the public service and public entities.

Pretoria – The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has suspended year-end examinations until January next year.

Pretoria - Members of the public and other interested parties have until 19 January 2016 to comment on the draft AgriBEE Sector Code.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says her department is hard at work to improve support services and the way the curriculum is delivered in public, special and ordinary schools.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will kick off its annual national festive season compliance and liquor abuse awareness campaign on Tuesday.

Johannesburg –Transnet has secured a R12 billion club loan from five lenders to fund its locomotives fleet acquisition programme.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and the National Consumer Commission (NCC) will host a seminar on food labelling and consumer protection this week.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, has published the draft Credit Life Insurance Regulations for public comment.

Pretoria - Examinations have been postponed indefinitely at the Tshwane University of Technology’s Soshanguve campus.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has launched an investigation into the hacking of the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development’s e-Maintenance website over the weekend.

Pretoria - South Africa remains committed to bringing Israeli and Palestinian groups together to find lasting peace in the Middle East, says President Jacob Zuma.