South Africa

Johannesburg - The Department of Arts and Culture has invested R5 million towards a project which will create opportunities for art legends to continue to have viable careers.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged government, the business sector and labour to work tirelessly together to save jobs in the iron and domestic steel industry sector, said the Presidency.

Pretoria – South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs officers at OR Tambo International Airport have made significant busts over the past few months.

Pretoria - Gauteng Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Lebogang Maile on Monday convened a meeting with Tembisa shopkeepers to discuss municipal rates.

Pretoria - Fifty medical vehicles have been distributed to health service points in four districts of the North West to boost health care service delivery.

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has sent her deepest condolences to the family of three girls, who died on Monday morning, during a tragic fire at a North West school for the deaf.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Provinical Government has welcomed the news that there will be no water supply interruption after labour action at Rand Water was averted.

Pretoria – Eskom has not implemented load shedding over the past 16 successive days, it said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has welcomed the conviction of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir, saying it sends out a loud message that South Africa cannot be used as a backyard for criminal activities.

Cape Town – Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says in order for the country’s economy to be diversified, it needs to go through a transition to a knowledge-based growth that will boost the country’s competiveness.

Pretoria - While the public authorities would implement steps to save jobs in the industry, more needs to be done by business and organized labour to create a conducive environment and avoid job losses in the steel industry.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says since the inception of the Zimbabwean Special Permits (ZSP), a total of 197 303 ZSP applications were adjudicated and a total of 185 075 were approved.

Pretoria - Two million income tax returns have been filed with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), the revenue service said on Monday.

Pretoria - Government has welcomed the full commercial operation of unit six at the Medupi power station.

Pretoria - Rushing customers greet and buy a combo of amagwinya (fat cakes) and hot tea for R6. This is all done in just under three minutes before lining up to catch a taxi or rushing during their daily business.