South Africa

Pretoria - Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has welcomed the Gauteng Provincial Government’s decision to absorb 300 unemployed graduates from FET colleges.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education has reiterated that learning and teaching must proceed today as it is a normal work and school day.

Everyone remembers their first job. It was nerve-racking but exciting at the same time. Mostly, you felt gratitude at being given a chance to get a foot in the door. You could now look ahead with aspiration to your future career path.

Pretoria - The National Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Protection of State Information Bill has concluded its work with the unanimous adoption of the committee report, Parliament said in a statement.

Pretoria - There is no conflict between the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies says.

Pretoria - The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, has approved the appointment of Karen van Rensburg as the CEO of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

Cape Town – South Africa had not single-handedly decided to deploy soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR), but had done so in consultation with the African Union to ensure peace and stability on the continent, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said today in Parliament.

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday introduced five members of the Road Traffic Inspectorate Recruitment Commission of Inquiry.

Cape Town – A total of 21 big South African construction companies have admitted to the Competition Commission that they were involved in bid-rigging to a combined value of R26 billion, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works heard today.

Pretoria - Water is a critical element to sustainable socio-economic development and the eradication of poverty, says Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Elizabeth Thabethe.

Pretoria – The Speech, Language and Hearing Professional Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has warned the public against purchasing hearing aids or amplifiers directly from retail pharmacies and other non-registered persons.

Pretoria - Motorists are urged to be observant of lane closures following the construction of the Stafford’s Post Interchange on the N2 section 21, between Kokstad and Harding.

Pretoria - The African Union has extended its condolences to Algeria following the demise of former Algerian President Ali Kafi.

Pretoria - The newly completed //hapo museum at the historic Freedom Park will also serve as a monument to the mighty legacy of South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela.

Johannesburg - The South African government says it will closely monitor court proceedings in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, where Professor Cyril Karabus will appear in court for the second time in the appeal case.