Pretoria - Eighteen thousand jobs were created in South Africa's formal non-agricultural business sector between the quarters ended September and December 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.
Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to measure inflation is likely to fall within the Central Bank's target band in February, say economists.
Pretoria - South Africa's current account deficit widened in the fourth quarter of 2009, says the Reserve Bank.
Pretoria - Swedish coach Sven-G"ran Eriksson is to take Ivory Coast to glory during the 2010 FIFA World Cup this winter in South Africa.
Pretoria - In the fourth quarter of 2009, the weighed average exchange rate of the rand increased by 1.2 percent, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
Pretoria - The rand's volatility remains a concern, but pegging the currency is not the solution says National Treasury Director General Lesetja Kganyago.
Rustenburg - The days of having to travel long distances to access decent sports facilities will soon be a thing of the past for the tiny township of Mogwase, outside Rustenburg.
Pretoria - The farming community outside Butterworth is expecting to harvest a whopping 5 000 tons of maize this season - a 200 percent improvement from last year.
Pretoria - Household expenditure in the last quarter of 2009 rose by 1.4 percent, said the Reserve Bank.
Pretoria - South Africans will now have instant access to the latest information on air quality within their areas on their fingertips.
Johannesburg - In the next three years, the Gauteng Provincial Government is expected to provide 40 000 job opportunities through its Community Works Programme
Pretoria - One of the suspected rapists involved in the brutal assault of two Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officials three weeks ago appeared at the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training has developed a vision for post-school education and training and has already begun to improve opportunities for youth and adults in acquiring further education and skills.
Cape Town - The Department of Economic Development has identified several areas of the economy with potential to create new jobs as government embarks on a shift to a more labour-absorptive economy.
Cape Town - Government's training layoff scheme has managed to save more than 15 000 workers from retrenchment since the scheme was introduced to companies last year.
