South Africa

Pretoria – The Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has strongly condemned the brutal rape and murder of Dudu Zozo.

Pretoria - South Africa is a major construction site, with about 1 132 individual, active construction sites creating employment for about 178 000 people on projects monitored by the Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Commission (PICC).

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the on-going debate over the National Development Plan (NDP), which aims to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma today held a successful meeting with the National Planning Commission (NPC) at the Union Buildings, the first since Cabinet adopted its National Development Plan (NDP).

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the establishment of a well-regulated international trade in rhino horn could help to curb rhino poaching, if implemented in conjunction with all the other interventions to root out the practice.

Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has welcomed the publication of the Guidelines for the Reduction of Municipal Red Tape, calling it a “significant step” towards creating a supporting environment for small business growth in the country.

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has released the second National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS2), which sets out the vision and strategic actions for effective water management.

Midrand - The introduction of the Guidelines for the Reduction of Municipal Red Tape will not only improve the survival rate of small business but will also contribute to the levelling of the business playing field, Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has wished Dr Jean Swanson-Jacobs, former Deputy Minister of Social Development, who is seriously ill in a hospital in Cape Town, a speedy recovery.

Pretoria - The brutal killing of Duduzile Zozo in Thokoza, which was reportedly based on her sexual orientation, has saddened and outraged government.

Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Michael Mabuyakhulu, has called on the people of the province to change their behaviour when it comes to financial and credit matters.

Mbombela - The number of reported malaria cases has gone down by 39% in Mpumalanga in the past year.

Pretoria – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says there has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the launch of the 2013 tax season.

Hazyview - Vulnerable children from a crèche in Mpumalanga were the first to receive gifts from the provincial government as part of Mandela Month activities.

Pretoria – More than three million work opportunities have been created nine months before the second phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) comes to an end.