Johannesburg - Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, has made a call to all provincial and local government departments to achieve clean audit reports by 2014.
Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi has urged all parties in the public service to commit to rules of engagement during labour negotiation processes.
Rustenburg - North West MEC for Health and Social Development Rebecca Kasienyane has urged private health practitioners to support the department in its effort to improve and sustain the health and social conditions of people.
Pretoria - Economists have predicted that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce a 100 basis point cut at the least in the repo rate on Tuesday after their two-day meeting.
Pretoria - A mining road show to inform investors that South Africa is open for investment has been a success, Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Chief Executive Officer of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Fezile Makiwane has been given special leave pending the outcomes of an investigation into alleged irregularities.
Johannesburg - The Bombela Concession Company has awarded the contract to supply 125 buses for Gautrain's dedicated bus feeder fleet to Mercedes-Benz South Africa.
Pretoria - The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5%, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Wednesday.
Johannesburg - Electricity utility Eskom is calling on all South Africans to participate in the worldwide climate change awareness programme by switching off the nation's lights for an hour during the evening of 28 March.
Pretoria - Employees of the Department of Education had to be evacuated on Thursday after a fire broke out at the Sol Platjie building.
Johannesburg - Mandela Day celebrations in Gauteng got off to a start on Thursday with City of Joburg staff planting a "Mandela tree" a stones throw away from the former President's home in Houghton.
Pretoria - The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police have urged motorists to avoid the city centre, especially Bree and Simmonds Streets, due to the march by protesting taxi operators expected later this afternoon.
Pretoria - The Refugee Amendment Bill will not only streamline the application process for those seeking asylum in South Africa, but will also simplify and make it more efficient, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said.
Pretoria - African countries need to come up with ways to tackle the growing challenge of infant mortality that has plagued the continent in the past few years, says Social Development Minister Edna Molewa.
Johannesburg - Motorists in Ekurhuleni can now apply for and renew their motor vehicle and driver's licenses at any of the 10 motor vehicle registration centres in the region.
