South Africa

Pretoria – The North West Department of Education and Sports Development has received the largest portion of the 2015/16 provincial budget of R13.4 billion.

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the province is hard at work to transform itself into a globally competitive economy and socially integrated destination.

Pretoria - Government says it has continued to make strides in improving access to higher education and training for students from poor families through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

Pretoria – The North West provincial government has set aside R3 million for the erection of statues of J.B. Marks and Moses Kotane.

Johannesburg – The two-day Agro-Processing Industry Summit has kicked off in Kliptown, Soweto.

Johannesburg - Eskom is to commission an independent inquiry into the running of its business, Eskom Chairman Zola Tsotsi said on Thursday.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and the National Credit Regulator (NCR) will host a conference on the new National Credit Amendment Act next week to educate the public about over-indebtedness and help those drowning in debt.

Pretoria - The Presidency on Tuesday submitted 3 November 2015 as an additional date to the Office of the Speaker for President Jacob Zuma to answer oral questions in the National Assembly.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has pledged to bridge the shortfall of the East London Industrial Development Zone’s (ELIDZ) budget for the current financial year.

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says task teams have been established and programmes are being developed to provide support for identified municipalities.

Pretoria - The Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) today began its inquiry into the remuneration and conditions of service of employees in the public service with a briefing of representatives in the education sector in Pretoria earlier this morning.

Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has strongly condemned the mugging of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) contributing editor, Vuyo Mvoko, and his crew.

Pretoria - The Presidency says media statements implying that President Jacob Zuma singled out girl children for criticism with regards to teenage pregnancy are incorrect.

Pretoria - The Limpopo Department of Education received the biggest portion of the 2015/16 provincial budget tabled by MEC Alfred Phala at the legislature in Lebowakgomo on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Stakeholders in the private security sector have called on the Department of Labour to devise a single national sectoral determination (SD) governing minimum wage and conditions of employment to eliminate undue exploitation in the sector.