Johannesburg – The chairperson of the National Community Radio Forum (NCRF), Patrick Kikine, has applauded community radio stations for giving a public platform to matters of local interest and for keeping citizens informed.
Pretoria – Water tanks and buckets have been provided to the Grootvlei Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, to meet the minimum water requirements of offenders, following a burst main water supply, last night.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday travel to Turkey to attend the G20 Summit, which brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies.
Cape Town – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says transport authorities must move swiftly to finalise the review of the National Road Safety Strategy, as it is crucial in contributing towards reducing carnage on the country’s roads.
Pretoria - Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has launched the inaugural National Sports Week.
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cuba is an opening market and it is wise for South African companies to invest in that country.
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet Ministers are bound by the prescripts of the Executive Ethics Code, which blocks them from misusing their positions of authority to benefit themselves.
Pretoria – The Presidency says it can confirm a summons has been served on the lawyers of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa arising from the Marikana tragedy.
Pretoria – BRICS member states – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - share many similarities when it comes to competition policy, South Africa’s Competition Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele says.
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says minors travelling from visa-exempt countries will no longer need to produce an unabridged birth certificate and parental consent at South Africa’s ports of entry.
Pretoria - A woman has been sentenced to a year in prison without the option of paying a fine for using the identity of another woman to obtain a driver’s licence.
Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says it would not be appropriate for him to comment on processes related to the Marikana civil claims as summons have been served on him.
Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has called on motorists to hoot and switch on their vehicle hazard lights for five minutes, on 19 November, to raise awareness on violence against women and children.
Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says South Africa has made significant progress in terms of media transformation, however there is still much to be done.
Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has encouraged BRICS member states to look at how they can craft cooperation arrangements that will enable the sharing of technical expertise.
