South Africa

Pretoria -Trade conditions remained lacklustre in August, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Elizabeth Thabethe is leading a technical mission to India to observe progress made by the Indian government on the development of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME).

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will host her Eritrean counterpart Osman Slih Mohammed in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed an Inter-ministerial Committee on the Marikana tragedy, which will be led by Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane.

Pretoria - The North West has a pool of proficient leaders with a lot to offer the rest of the country, says Local Government and Traditional Affairs MEC China Dodovu.

Pretoria - National Treasury is intending to stop all financial transfers to Nala local municipality in the Free State following its persistent breach of financial management prescripts and alleged mismanagement of public funds.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says state-owned companies (SOCs) must play a more proactive role in providing infrastructure and related services on the continent in order to further secure the country's economic future.

Cape Town - Although government says there's room for improvement in key delivery areas, it has achieved several successes in speeding up police response times, social grants applications, temporary residence permits and the filling of public service vacancies, the Director General of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Sean Phillips, said today.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has called for sincere leadership across all sectors of society, while also conveying his condolences to the families of those killed in Marikana last week.

Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday bade farewell to Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in a bitter sweet ceremony ahead of her taking up her seat as chairperson of the African Union Commission.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated e-News Channel Africa (eNCA), formerly known as e-News Channel, on its expansion across the country's borders.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has strongly condemned the "ruthless" killing of three orphaned children whose bodies were found in Naboomspruit in Limpopo at the weekend.

Pretoria - Pradeep Maharaj has been appointed to the newly-created position of chief operating officer of the Reserve Bank.

Marikana - The Inter-ministerial Committee, set up by President Jacob Zuma, had its first meeting in the North West today to discuss a way forward on the recent tragedy at the Lonmin Platinum mine in Marikana.

Cape Town - A call has been made to South Africans to use Heritage Day to celebrate diversity and to reach outside their comfort zone to discover and embrace other cultures.