South Africa

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has issued a warning of a scam that is targeting liquor licence holders.

Pretoria – The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will finalise the development of its agroforestry strategy this year to promote multiple land use.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has assured investors that South Africa’s State-owned entities (SOEs) are stable.

Pretoria - Government says South Africa remains an attractive investment destination, despite the prevailing global economic conditions.

Pretoria - The Police Ministry will today release crime statistics for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.

Polokwane – The nation’s most outstanding minds were celebrated at the 2016 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Thursday.

Pretoria - Government has commended South Africans for showing unity in celebrating the 2016 Women’s Month, which also marked the 60th anniversary of the Women’s March.

Pretoria - Eskom will continue to engage asset manager Futuregrowth Asset Management, despite the body’s decision to suspend any additional loans to some of the country’s largest State owned companies.

Pretoria - Captains of industry have a crucial role to play on the African continent’s construction projects, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe says.

Pretoria – Due to insufficient rains and to avoid a water shortage in the Vaal and Orange River Systems, the Department of Water and Sanitation has reduced the abstraction of water from these systems.

Pretoria - The National Department of Health will from September 2016 adopt a “test and treat” approach to HIV/AIDS in line with the World Health Organisation's guidelines.

Former Miss South Africa, Suzette van der Merwe, can never forget the year 1990.

Pretoria – A team of experts is heading to Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to gather more data on weather patterns.

Pretoria - South Africa has been elected as the chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Polokwane – The revitalisation of industrial parks across the country has taken centre stage at the Department of Trade and Industry, as South Africa seeks ways to breathe new life into communities that have been left out of the mainstream economy.