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MEC pushes for subsistence farming

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Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development Lebogang Maile has expressed concern at the high levels of hunger as well as an overly concentrated and expensive food system.

Wits chancellor to meet protesting students

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Pretoria - Wits vice chancellor Adam Habib is this morning set to meet with students who have been protesting at the university to hear their grievances and find a resolution, the university said.

SABC shines at Employment Equity Awards

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Johannesburg - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) came out glowing at the Department of Labour’s inaugural Employment Equity Awards, aimed at recognising employers who promote equal opportunity, diversity and fair treatment in the workplace.

President Zuma opens N2 Gateway project

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Cape Town – President Jacob Zuma says government’s efforts to restore the dignity of the residents of Langa through the roll-out of integrated human settlements have paid off.

Pistorius to be released on parole

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Pretoria – Former paralympian Oscar Pistorius will be placed under correctional supervision as from 20 October 2015, the Department of Correctional Services has announced.

Stop unauthorised deductions on social grants

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Pretoria – The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) is to embark on an intensive campaign to educate beneficiaries about unauthorised deductions on their social grant payments.

Chief Justice steps down as commission chairperson

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Pretoria - Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has stepped down as chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into the Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Public Service and Public Entities.

Unqualified audit for Department of Energy

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Pretoria - The Department of Energy has received its first unqualified audit with no findings from the office of the Auditor General, since its inception in 2009.

Get tested for breast cancer regularly

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Johannesburg - One in 29 women in South Africa are likely to suffer from breast cancer and the average goes up to one in eight women in urban areas, according to the Breast Health Foundation of South Africa.