Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the country needs more women scientists. Speaking at an event to mark International Women’s Day in Cape Town on Thursday, Pandor said without incentives that support and recognise women in research, Read the full story
Pretoria – Government is hoping to sustain between 50 and 100 000 jobs in the construction sector as it rolls out the country’s large scale infrastructure plan announced by President Jacob Zuma during the State of the Nation Address, earlier Read the full story
Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal government has taken a bold step to implement broad-based black economic empowerment – at least 50 percent of all goods and services bought by all provincial departments must now be locally produced and supplied by BBBEE-compliant Read the full story
Pretoria – A total of 439 public and private schools in Gauteng will this year participate in the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP). Gauteng MEC for Education Barbara Creecy said the department had reviewed the 2011 matric results and made Read the full story
East London – A R1.3-billion investment by government into three economic zones in the country will breathe life back into the Eastern Cape’s economy. Coega Development Corporation (CDC) marketing and communications manager, Ayanda Vilakazi, said according to the 2012 Estimates Read the full story
Pretoria – Vehicle manufacturer BMW’s R2.2 billion investment is a vote of confidence in the South African economy by the private sector, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says. “Today’s launch of the production of the new 3 Series BMW and Read the full story
Pretoria – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says job creation is a central priority of government. Focusing on government proposals on THE Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) during his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Gordhan said an additional R4.8 billion over the Read the full story
Pretoria – SizweNtsalubaGobodo has been appointed as the first locally grown and black-owned firm to handle the audit account of Transnet, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba. Gigaba said the appointment was a major milestone in the transformation of the Read the full story
Bloemfontein – The Free State government has renewed its commitment to job creation and improving education and healthcare in the province. Delivering the State of the Province Address on Thursday, Premier Ace Magashule said the provincial government was set to Read the full story