South Africa

Pretoria - Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has urged the newly constituted Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) Board of Trustees to place greater focus on service delivery.

Pretoria- Trade conditions remained in positive territory in February at about the same level as in January 2013, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Wednesday.

Johannesburg - Economic Development MEC Firoz Cachalia says the performance of Gauteng's agencies is unacceptable, after the Auditor General gave the department and its agencies a total of 11 disclaimers, 10 qualifications and 26 emphases of matter.

Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture will later today sign an agreement with Old Mutual to promote the craft industry.

Johannesburg - Commuters using the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System will from today need to purchase return trip tickets as that it what was originally intended by the system.

Cape Town - Residents living in Mitchell's Plain will in the next three years get a new hospital.

Cape Town - Government has assured the public that South African embassies are safe, and that it is working with the United States (US) authorities to establish the reason behind their decision to close their embassy and other offices in the country.

Cape Town - Government has called on sports bodies to ensure that the 18-year-old gold medallist Caster Semenya's rights are respected.

Pretoria - The country’s levels of debt make it vulnerable to economic shocks although in the past the country has been able to reduce its public debt, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Johannesburg - South Africans across the country will showcase their remarkable range of arts and crafts during Heritage Month.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal’s Zimele Developing Community Self-Reliance has received R7.5 million from the provincial budget.

Durban - The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has dispatched an accident investigation team to the plane crash scene in Merebank, near the Durban International Airport, which happened early this morning.

Sekhukhune - Young and old, from all walks of life, have converged in their thousands to celebrate National Heritage Day at the Ntwampe Sports Ground in Sekhukhune, Limpopo.

Pretoria - Some South Africans will be firing up their braai grills today to celebrate National Heritage Day.

Lebowakgomo - Limpopo's Education Department continues to get the lion's share of the overall provincial budget as the provincial government continues to prioritise education.