Centre for entrepreneurship opened in Katlehong

A centre for entrepreneurship that will promote entrepreneurship education, training and development has been opened, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) said on Tuesday. 20 Jun 2013 05:33

Bursaries for Gauteng youngsters to study in Cuba

In an effort to boost the number of doctors in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health is inviting youngsters interested in studying medicine in Cuba, to apply for bursaries. 20 Jun 2013 05:41

Limpopo looking forward to incident free initiation season

The Limpopo Provincial Government says it is looking forward to having an incident free initiation school season. 20 Jun 2013 05:28

Officials to meet over Transnet tenders

[Nicky Smith] The Department of Trade and Industry has called for a meeting of top government officials after almost a year of tireless lobbying by specialised spring manufacturer Springmaster over the role state-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) has been playing in the rail engineering sector. 19 Jun 2013 07:45

Bombela got R831m from Gauteng

[Linda Ensor] The Gauteng provincial government had paid R831m to the Bombela consortium up to end March in terms of 10 ridership guarantees for the Gautrain‚ Transport Minister Ben Martins said in Parliament on Tuesday (18 June). 19 Jun 2013 07:36

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POIB and the meaning of Edward Snowden

[Anton Harber] As our president's pen hovers over the Protection of State Information Bill, awaiting only his signature before coming into law, the US is facing its biggest secrecy issue in years. 18 Jun 2013 07:19

SA calls for investigation into spy allegations

The South African government has called on the United Kingdom government to investigate reports that its delegates who attended the 2009 Group 20 meeting were put under surveillance. 18 Jun 2013 09:46

Madiba's health improving but remains serious

Madiba's health continues to improve but his condition remains serious, says President Jacob Zuma. 14 Jun 2013 12:35

Don't ban-boozle us

[TJ Strydom] A ban on alcohol advertising would cost nearly 12,000 jobs and almost R1.8bn in tax revenue. 13 Jun 2013 15:21

NEF backs Power FM

The National Empowerment Fund (NEF), an agency of the DTI mandated to grow Black economic participation in South Africa, has invested R36,2m to aid the introduction of the commercial radio station Power FM, which has launched officially today, 18 June 2013. 18 Jun 2013 09:30

Petrol price may rise by 81 cents in July

[Helmo Preuss] A weaker rand and higher international product prices are likely to push the Gauteng retail petrol price up by 81 cents a litre (c/l) in July, close to the record R13.20 per litre reached in April‚ data released by the Central Energy Fund last week showed. 18 Jun 2013 07:59

DRC gets 1,300 SA troops

[Graeme Hosken] Tight security has been thrown around the deployment of more than 1,000 heavily armed South African troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo. 18 Jun 2013 08:59

93 SA soldiers on rape, murder charges

The SA National Defence Force has charged 93 soldiers for offences including murder, rape and sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 14 Jun 2013 10:25

Modise writes off R42m in youth bursary debt

The North West Provincial Government has announced that it will write off over R42m for the benefit of young people from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds who had studied through the Office of the Premier Bursary Scheme. 14 Jun 2013 12:29