South Africa

Pretoria - The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has referred Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd to the National Consumer Tribunal for breaching the National Credit Act.

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says the latest statistics, showing that more than two-thirds of students studying at the country's higher education institutions are black Africans, is a cause for celebration.

Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has rebuffed media reports on the minimum promotion requirements in school, labelling these claims as misleading.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a high level delegation to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed Professor Daniel Plaatjies as chairperson and Dr Sibongile Muthwa as deputy chairperson of the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC).

Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has published a notice in the provincial gazette indicating his intention to close all affected NANDUWE and WATA taxi ranks and routes in Soweto.

Pretoria - Tax Season 2017 has officially opened and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued some helpful tips to assist taxpayers.

Pretoria - An African single air transport market will be launched in January 2018, with 40 plus countries expected to be signatories by then.

Pretoria - The Amendment Property Sector Code, which was gazetted for public commentary towards the end of 2015, is now legally binding to entities and organisations operating in the property sector, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the level and quality of engagement between the executive and Parliament during the 2nd Term of Parliament between April and June 2017.

Pretoria - Another round of negotiations is expected to get underway on Monday between the Department of Home Affairs and labour unions.

Pretoria - The City of Cape Town has implemented stricter water restrictions to its citizens as dam levels continue to be critically low as a result of the drought.

Treasury says it has decided to transfer funds from the National Revenue Fund to South African Airways to allow the airline to pay back its debt to Standard Chartered Bank thereby avoiding a default.

Pretoria- Government has expressed sadness at the loss of life in the media fraternity saying journalists play a critical role in strengthening democracy.

Pretoria - Eskom will later this month hold a media briefing at which it will share details of its performance.