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Local business proud to be part of Fort Hare story

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Alice – The business community of the small town of Alice, in the Eastern Cape, is throwing its weight behind this weekend’s centenary celebration of the University of Fort Hare, an institution that has been part of the town for the past 100 years.

Students vow to defend Fort Hare

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Alice - A group of students calling themselves "Defenders of Fort Hare University" emerged on Thursday at the Alice campus of the university and has vowed to protect the institution's reputation and infrastructure on the eve of the much-anticipated centenary celebrations taking place there on Friday.

Post Office launches digital mail service

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Pretoria – The South African Post Office (Sapo) now offers a service where organisations and individuals can use an electronic registered mail to send important and sensitive documents.

SALGA taking it back to basics

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Pretoria –The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is busy preparing a councillor training programme and updating the Councillor Induction Manual to focus attention on the Back to Basics programme.

SABC's 90% rule will fix our dismal attitude to our music

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The announcement by the South African Broadcasting Corporation to play 90% local music has sparked a very interesting debate. Like many other issues in the country, the announcement provoked a diversity of views. The debates varied from whether SA has enough local music, to whether we are capable of competing on the international stage.

Fort Hare Centenary to continue as planned

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Pretoria – Government has in a statement on Thursday assured the nation that the Fort Hare Centenary celebrations will continue as planned on Friday, at Fort Hare’s Alice campus.

Long-term solution for acid mine drainage

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Germiston – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has launched the long-awaited acid mine drainage (AMD) long-term solution that promises to improve the water supply to the nation’s economic hub.

20 taxi drivers arrested in Gauteng

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Pretoria - A total of 20 taxi drivers have been arrested for driving without a public driver’s permit in Gauteng, says the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC).

Government goes all out for Fort Hare 100

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East London – Government is to go all out to mark the centenary celebrations of the University of Fort Hare this coming Friday, with high-level speeches expected from leaders such as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and President Jacob Zuma.

SA called to help Vuwani learners

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Pretoria - A number of organisations that are committed to improving quality education in South Africa are calling on citizens to make contributions to get schooling in the Vuwani area back to normal.

SA needs educated youth

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Tshivhulana – South Africa needs educated youth that are going to add value to the education agenda of the country, says Cooperative and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen.

Ministers visit schools in Vuwani area

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Pretoria – The members of an Inter-Ministerial Committee, led by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des Van Rooyen, are today visiting schools in the Vuwani area.