South Africa

Pretoria - Proudly South African (Proudly SA) has welcomed the new administration’s commitment to promote local procurement.

Pretoria – The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) have welcomed government’s focus on the economy and the country’s energy challenge, among other things.

Pretoria - A joint intelligence led operation, between crime intelligence and the Hawks, has led to the led to the arrest of an alleged copper cable kingpin.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma’s seventh State of the Nation Address garnered mixed reactions from ordinary South Africans SAnews spoke to on Wednesday morning.

Cape Town - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has echoed President Jacob Zuma’s assertion that government is concerned about the low level of economic growth in South Africa, and various measures will have to be put in place to grow the economy faster.

Cape Town – Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says creating jobs through cooperatives will lead to thousands of jobs and the development of rural communities.

Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, says President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address will help restore hope and confidence in people.

Cape Town - From transforming the economy to creating decent work and improving conditions in the mining sector, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, on Tuesday night, has been received with vigour, by several of his Cabinet colleagues.

Cape Town – Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane says he is working on making the public service “more productive”.

Cape Town – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says his department will up the ante to ensure that local government works more efficiently.

President Jacob Zuma delivered his seventh State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday. Here are some of the main points of President Zuma’s address:

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has sent heartfelt condolences to families of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, who died in a helicopter crash, in Mpumalanga, this morning.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has assured the nation that government will continue to invest in education and skills development as it forms the key to economic growth and development.

Pretoria- With the need to respond decisively to South Africa’s energy constraints, government is in the process of converting the National Nuclear and Energy Executive Coordinating Committee of Cabinet into a committee that will be responsible for the oversight and direction of activities for the energy sector.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says government will work harder to increase life expectancy at birth to 63 years in 2019.