Accord to improve safety of iron, steel workers
Boksburg - Government, organised labour and business have signed an accord that will effectively help to curb occupational injuries and diseases in the iron and steel sector.
Boksburg - Government, organised labour and business have signed an accord that will effectively help to curb occupational injuries and diseases in the iron and steel sector.
Pretoria – Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has expressed shock at the news of the rape, mutilation and killing of 14-year-old Thandeka Madonsela from Naturena, south of Johannesburg.
Pretoria – Government has called for the Hawks to investigate the circumstances around the death of Thabang Makhoang, who drowned in the swimming pool of the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus during an “orientation” programme for first year students in 2012.
Durban – President Jacob Zuma says the Brics Business Council, which was launched this morning at the 5th Brics Summit, will help serve as a platform to promote trade and economic relations between the member nations and foster closer ties between the private sectors of each respective member country.
Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom welcomed the signing of the RadioAstron space satellite agreement between the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
Pretoria - Transnet and the China Development Bank have signed a cooperation agreement which will help to finance the construction and upgrade of railway and port infrastructure.
Pretoria - Limpopo police are ready for the upcoming Easter weekend, which will see a major influx of people into the province.
Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has signed a statement of intent on cooperation in fisheries with Russia at the 5th Brics Summit currently underway in Durban.
Pretoria - The bodies of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, who were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) during clashes with the rebels over the weekend, have been brought home.
Durban – South Africa and Russia moved to cement relations on Tuesday when President Jacob Zuma hosted his counterpart Vladimir Putin on the margins of the fifth Brics summit in Durban.
Durban – The success of the Brics partnership will be measured not only in the amount that trade will increase by, but also in the partnerships that members will be able to develop in supporting productive capacity, said the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies.
Parliament - President Jacob Zuma is due to deliver his maiden State of the Nation address at a joint sitting of Parliament later on this morning.
Parliament - Excitement has begun mounting at the Parliament precinct, where President Jacob Zuma is expected to address the nation in a short while.
Parliament - Many of the roads surrounding Parliament will be closed from 9am today, as Parliament opens for President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address.
Pretoria - South Africans are anxiously waiting with high expectations to hear President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address.