South Africa

Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) which shows an increase in the unemployment rate from 24.9 percent to 25.2 percent.

Pretoria - Cabinet has welcomed the announcement by the Department of Home Affairs to pilot the smart ID card, which is expected to be rolled out in the second quarter of this financial year.

Pretoria - Cabinet says it fully supports the preliminary findings from the investigation into the landing of a civilian aircraft at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed concern at the strike at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana in the North West.

Pretoria - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will this year explore the implementation of two international standards, so as to remain valid in a changing global context, Minister in the Presidency: National Planning Commission, Trevor Manuel, said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the National Aquaculture Policy Framework (NAPF), says acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams on Thursday.

Pretoria – Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has appealed to the leadership of both unions in Lonmin to put the interests of the country and workers first.

Pretoria - Cabinet says it is hopeful that the partnership between government and the community of Eldorado Park and surrounding areas will put a stop to the problem of substance abuse in the area.

Cape Town – The creative industries are becoming the new gold in South Africa, according to the Minister of Arts and Culture, Paul Mashatile.

Pretoria - Four people have been arrested for poaching in the Kruger National Park over the past week.

Cape Town – The manufacturing sector is not yet out of the woods, but intervention in a number of business and industrial sectors has seen the threat subside, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies argued today.

Cape Town – The Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said his department had considered concerns raised by businesses on the Licensing of Businesses Bill and that when the bill is presented again in Parliament it would be “significantly different”.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Cape Town next month, the national carrier announced on Wednesday.

Cape Town – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesday shared with MPs his vision of launching the country’s HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign in Parliament.

Pretoria - Community members of Atteridgeville, Tsakane, Sebokeng, Secunda, Stilfontein and Orkney will now be able to access justice services right at their door steps following the proclamation of six branch courts as service courts.