Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma is alarmed and deeply saddened at the manner in which a dispute at the industrial level at the Lonmin mine in Rustenburg has degenerated leading to the tragic loss of lives. “We are shocked and Read the full story
By Chris Bathembu Maputo – South Africa has welcomed the adoption of a regional infrastructure master plan by Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders who met in Maputo at the weekend. The SADC Heads of State approved the plan, which Read the full story
Pretoria – Progress has been made at the second meeting of the South Africa-Vietnam Partnership Forum, where the entire scope of bilateral relations between the two countries was reviewed and strengthened. “I’m happy to say that a great deal of Read the full story
Issuance of 6.5% additional PPC shares with transaction value R1.1bn Main beneficiaries will be PPC’s SA employees R733m Existing strategic black partners and new Black women’s groups to be allocated R345m Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC) is pleased to Read the full story
Cape Town – The former president of the Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, Taswell Papier, has been appointed as administrator of the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB), the Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale announced on Thursday. Read the full story
Cape Town – A multi-pronged approach, rather than one single measure, is needed to tackle youth unemployment, the Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said on Thursday, during a noisy and lively debate in Parliament on the youth wage subsidy. Read the full story
By Chris Bathembu Maputo – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) 32nd Heads of State Summit got underway in Maputo, Mozambique on Friday amid strong calls for the adoption of an all-inclusive plan to address infrastructure backlogs in the region. Read the full story
He said the plan told South Africans that it was possible to create a future that is many times better than the present. “We can do it if we set our sights to it, and begin planning in earnest for Read the full story
Johannesburg – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says there is a need for the Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) sector to transform, particularly in matters of governance. Speaking at the National NPO Summit on Wednesday, Dlamini said they could ill-afford to have Read the full story
Pretoria – While South Africa has made significant progress in job creation, the country still has a while to go before reaching its target, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. He was responding to a Parliamentary question in the National Assembly Read the full story