South Africa

Pretoria - The deadline for entries for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards for South Africa has been extended to 30 April 2013.

Johannesburg - Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has singled out the National Development Plan (NDP) as a vision for his department to boost economic growth and to eliminate poverty through creating jobs.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma today visited former President Nelson Mandela in hospital, where he received a briefing from the former statesman’s doctors indicating continuous improvement in his condition.

Cape Town – While the South African army had once offered VIP protection to ousted Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé, this had come to an end in 2008, and had lasted just one year, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told Parliament today.

Pretoria - The City of Tshwane will be giving training opportunities to 500 students from Further Education and Training (FET) institutions on an annual basis.

Pretoria - Tshwane remains at the upper end of South African municipalities with respect to the health of its credit rating, says executive mayor of the City of Tshwane, Kgosientso Ramokgopa.

Pretoria – Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa says the city is still engaged in discussions with Schubart Park residents.

Pretoria - The executive mayor of the City of Tshwane, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has vowed to accelerate the process of restoring land to the dispossessed people.

Pretoria – Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa says the City is dealing with the challenge of student accommodation in institutions of higher learning in Tshwane.

Tsakane – Fire and other disaster incidences in Tsakane in Ekurhuleni will now be attended to within a short space of time, thanks to a newly built fire station.

Johannesburg – The new two-year programme of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), which ends in 2016, will focus on South Africa’s manufacturing sector to create jobs, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - Learners of Sonata Primary School in Libode in the Eastern Cape will no longer endure heavy rains and storms with only a leaking roof as protection – a situation which made it almost impossible to learn.

Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has confirmed that South African troops will pull out of the Central African Republic (CAR), saying the deal under which they were deployed is now void as there is no legitimate government in that country.

Pretoria - The North West provincial government will this afternoon hold a memorial service to honour two of the 13 South African soldiers killed by the Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR).

Pretoria – Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says a productive civil service can help to tackle the socio-economic challenges facing the country.