Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says government remains the largest funder of research and development in the country, while the business sector remains the largest performer thereof.
Pretoria - Government says the negative media reporting on South Africa's ranking in an international corruption perception survey is feeding into a pessimistic outlook that will only damage the national psyche and prospects for economic growth.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet on Thursday, where efforts to create jobs, fight poverty and end inequality will take centre stage.
Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will on Friday hand over a R35-million water treatment works project to the community of Hopetown in the Northern Cape.
Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training is expanding Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as institutions of choice by building more campuses in the country.
Cape Town – The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu, has announced that government, in partnership with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), will soon launch a census dedicated to verifying how many people with disabilities there are in South Africa.
Pretoria - Acting President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba following the death of his father Reverend Jabulani Thomas Gigaba.
Pretoria - Business confidence grew to 90.8 in November 2014 from 88.8 points in October, the South African Chamber of Commerce (Sacci).
Cape Town – From disabled entrepreneurs to businessmen who strive to improve access for people with disabilities, the Department of Social Development dished out awards to recognise those who contributed to making the lives of people living with disabilities easier on Tuesday night.
Pretoria - Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has extended the due date for adopting language policies.
Cape Town – Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu says her disabled children have motivated her to keep fighting to make the lives of people with disabilities in South Africa better.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has arrived in China where he is leading a delegation of ministers and businesspeople on a State visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, the Presidency said on Tuesday.
Midvaal – For years Tumelo Alton thought construction was only about pushing bricks in wheelbarrows but the National Human Settlements Youth Brigade Programme has opened his eyes to other career possibilities in the sector.
Johannesburg - A two-year deal between Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa and telecoms operator Vox Telecom will see households in the rural communities in the Northern Cape getting high speed broadband connectivity.
Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service’s chief operations officer (COO) has resigned.
