Rhinos poached reaches 1000

Rhinos poached reaches 1000

The number of rhinos poached this year has tipped the 1000 mark, the Department of Environmental Affairs announced on Thursday. A total of 1020 rhinos have been poached for their horn since January, already more than the 1004 rhinos poached in 2013. The largest number...
SKA South African director to retire

SKA South African director to retire

Director of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa Project, Dr Bernie Fanaroff, will retire from the SKA Project Office at the end of 2015. Announcing the retirement of Dr Fanaroff on Monday, Science and Technology Minister Naledi  Pandor explained that  Dr...
SA takes up citrus black spot issue

SA takes up citrus black spot issue

South Africa has raised the issue of the European Union’s regulations on Citrus Black Spot at the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). This as the EU has threatened to refuse entry...
Job opportunities to be created

Job opportunities to be created

Keiskamashoek – President Jacob Zuma today announced that more than six million job opportunities will be created over the next five years through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). President Zuma launched the third phase of the EPWP in Keiskamashoek, just...