South Africa

Pretoria - Tourism is a job creating industry and if done right, it can have a positive socio-economic impact in villages, townships and small dorpies.

Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Beijing, China, for an official visit, the Presidency said on Monday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says the participation of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) at Parliament during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) earlier this year should not be viewed or interpreted as a deployment, but a ceremonial traditional practice.

Johannesburg - South Africans have been watching a lot of international television content and this should change once the country switches off its analogue signal and moves to a digital broadcasting system, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

Pretoria – Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi held a meeting at the Evander District Hospital near Secunda on Monday following allegations of malpractice and negligence against two of the hospital’s doctors.

Cape Town – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a Central National Emergency Operations Centre to be established and to be on stand-by to deal with future disease outbreaks and related emergencies.

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) Chief Executive Officer Nazir Alli will reach the retirement age of 65 next month.

Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is to launch a national disciplinary trial unit, which will deal with all forms of misconduct within the police ranks.

Pretoria - In an effort to address high levels of youth unemployment, the Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements has approved an empowerment programme targeting young people in the province.

Pretoria – The North West Provincial Government has congratulated Platinum Stars on winning the inaugural Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge on Saturday.

Pretoria - The power system is currently stable and Eskom will be able to perform maintenance without load shedding, the power utility said on Monday.

Pretoria – Officials from the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) customs unit have confiscated undeclared sneakers with an estimated street value of R11.3 million at the Lebombo border post in Mpumalanga.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has welcomed the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that declared deductions taken from employees’ salaries for emolument attachment orders (EAOs) as illegal and invalid.

Pretoria - Emerging black industrialists have a role to play in government’s R5 trillion infrastructure programme, says Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega says the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) management is dealing with cases of corruption and other forms of criminality within the organisation.