South Africa

Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor yesterday unveiled a R30 million “cleanroom” facility at Mintek's Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) in Johannesburg.

Pretoria – The Ndlambe Community Project, which will promote rural tourism growth, has been launched in the Eastern Cape.

Makhado – Access to justice will soon be improved for Limpopo residents as the construction of the first ever Limpopo seat of the High Court nears completion.

Pretoria - National Treasury has announced that the e-Tender Publication Portal, a single platform where tenders will be published, has been launched by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO).

Johannesburg – The Department of Home Affairs is to open a new facility for its corporate account clients at the Gauteng Investment Centre, in Sandton.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday join South Africans in commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the assassination of struggle stalwart Chris Hani.

Pretoria - The South Africa-Zimbabwe Business Forum will be held today in Pretoria to look into untapped trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.

Pretoria – The South African and Zimbabwean governments on Wednesday committed to working together to confront the socio-economic challenges facing the neighbouring countries and improving the lives of their citizens.

Randfontein - While challenges persist in the higher education sector, government is doing all it can to address these, Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - South Africa has welcomed the political agreement reached in the nuclear talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 states which include China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Makhado - Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha has arrived in Madombidzha, outside Makhado in Limpopo, as part of National Imbizo Focus Week.

Pretoria – The Department of Arts and Culture says it has not received a formal request to remove any of the statues in the country.

Pretoria - Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina on Tuesday paid a visit to Sappi’s Ngodwana mill, which recently underwent a R3.3 billion upgrade.

Pretoria - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has this evening arrived on South African soil ahead of his two-day State Visit.

Pretoria - Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 4pm, said the paraststal on Tuesday.