South Africa

Pretoria – The procurement of local content is not just a recommendation, it is a legal requirement for state entities, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to undertake a working visit to Botswana on Thursday that will review the state of cooperation between the two countries.

Pretoria - With the 2014 tax season coming to an end soon, a total of over 3.84 million South Africans had submitted their tax returns, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

Pretoria - More should be done to address mine safety, Deputy Minister of Labour, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – The Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, is concerned at the manner in which Monday’s taxi operator strike adversely affected commuters and the economy at large, says the Department of Transport.

Pretoria – The newly launched Operation Phakisa 2 is expected to transform all public sector clinics into Ideal Clinics which will provide good quality care to all communities.

Pretoria - Despite risks in the global economy, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says South Africa is committed to the G20 Summit’s two percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target by 2018.

Cape Town – Leader of Government Business in Parliament and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the establishment of a committee to tackle the challenges that Parliament has been faced with over the past few months.

Pretoria - The power system is expected to be tight due to the nippy and cloudy weather conditions, says Eskom.

Pretoria – Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa will today convene a special colloquium with over 800 youth from various campuses in Gauteng on the role of the youth in promoting the legacy of late former President Nelson Mandela.

Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has assigned 50 social workers to provide psycho-social support to the families of the people who died in Lagos, Nigeria, during funeral ceremonies.

Pretoria - SADC Facilitator and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday return to Lesotho to consolidate the implementation of recently signed agreements in that country, his office said on Monday.

Pretoria – The Mpumalanga Provincial Government is holding a provincial memorial service for the 18 people who died when a building collapsed in Nigeria two months ago.

Pretoria – The Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) together with South African Tourism has called for entries for the 2015 Lilizela Awards.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to carry out raids in certain areas of the country to stop people from all sectors abstracting water illegally from rivers and other water resources.