South Africa

Pretoria - Government wants to deepen the value chain in the agro-processing sector as it is one of the important sectors of trade.

Pretoria - Department of Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies has welcomed the launch of Toyota’s Quantum Ses’fikile complete knock down (CKD) plant.

Pretoria - The inaugural winners of the United Nations (UN) Nelson Mandela Prize are from Namibia and Portugal.

Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator South Africa (Nersa) will hold public hearings on Eskom’s application for a 25.3% hike in Johannesburg, today.

Pretoria - The National Assembly will this afternoon debate the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s departure from the country.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Pravin Gordhan has condemned the deadly shooting of his protector, Constable Sello Machete, who was killed on Friday.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has announced the measures the department has taken to deal with medical negligence cases in the province.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday undertake a siyahlola monitoring visit to Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Soshanguve campus, to assess the effectiveness of government’s interventions aimed at supporting youth to acquire higher and post-school education and skills.

Pretoria – The bulk water supply has been restored in Mkhondo Local Municipality following a planned maintenance outage of the Heyshope system.

Pretoria - South Africa through the Department of the Public Service and Administration (DPSA) will join the continent in celebrating the 2015 Africa Public Service Day (APSD) on 22 and 23 June.

Pretoria – The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Monday said media reports alleging that security cluster ministers held a secret meeting to protect and give safe passage to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, relies on nameless and faceless sources.

Pretoria – The Department of Social Development will today lead a specialist team to Malawi to repatriate a 14-year-old minor and a 20-year-old youth, who were allegedly abducted and trafficked to Malawi.

Pretoria - Young people are at the centre of radical economic transformation, says Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has invited businesses to participate in the outward selling and investment mission (OSIM) to Indonesia in September.

Pretoria – International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers will this evening host the "Cuban Five" in Cape Town.