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Top accolades for outstanding SA citizens

Cape Town – Struggle stalwarts Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Gertrude Shope, Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya and one of SA’s youngest innovators, Siya Xuza, have received top awards at this year’s annual Ubuntu Awards.

SA, Germany bolster cooperation

Pretoria – South Africa’s Cooperative Governance Deputy Minister Andries Nel has met with his counterpart, the Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature, Building and Nuclear.

Funeral underway for Joost Van der Westhuizen

Pretoria – The memorial service and funeral for the late former Springbok captain and rugby legend, Joost van der Westhuizen, is underway at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria.

Panel to facilitate government advertising

Pretoria - Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has appointed a community print advertising panel that will ensure that small independent publishers benefit from government advertising.

R50m road project launched

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has launched a R50 million road rehabilitation project between Meyerton and Alberton/Katlehong in Sedibeng.

Gauteng farmers urged to be vigilant of FAW

Pretoria – The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) has urged farmers to be on the lookout for the Fall Army Worm (FAW) so they can get help on time.

Deputy President to visit Lesotho

Pretoria - South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to pay a working visit to Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, later today.

Ministers react to SONA 2017

Cape Town – With President Jacob Zuma making bold announcements on radical economic transformation in his State of the Nation Address, Ministers believe the interventions are a call to action for government to make the economy inclusive.

Government budgets must empower small businesses

Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says government budgets must be used to achieve the objective of economic transformation, which ultimately seeks to benefit the majority of South Africans.