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Gauteng departments get unqualified audit opinions

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Pretoria – The Gauteng Provincial Government has commended all provincial departments for their ongoing efforts to improve the management of public finances and taking corrective action to address poor performance.

President Zuma to attend TICAD VI in Kenya

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday travel to Kenya to participate in the 6th Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) taking place in Nairobi.

SA beefs up disaster management response

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed an Intergovernmental Committee on Disaster Management (ICDM) that will advise Cabinet on issues pertaining to disaster management, said the Presidency.

Colloquium to talk media transformation

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Pretoria – Stakeholders in media will on Thursday gather at a colloquium to discuss issues of transformation, accountability and diversity affecting the industry.

President Zuma congratulates Masina

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Mzwandile Collin Masina, the former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, following his election on Tuesday as the Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

MPs told of 18 politically-related murders

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Cape Town – The South African Police Service Major General Leon Rabie says 18 cases of politically-related murders were reported between 1 February and 5 August 2016.

SA must move forward in creating a national identity

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Johannesburg – Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the vision of the National Development Plan needs to be communicated to all citizens so that everyone can take ownership of it and participate meaningfully in matters of national importance.

Four arrested for online dating scam

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Pretoria – Two Nigerian men and two local women were arrested in Cape Town on Tuesday night for opening bank accounts at all the banks in South Africa and using them to receive monies from online dating victims.

Women leaders must inspire others

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Pretoria – Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says women in leadership should continuously and actively agitate for the upliftment of women.

Condolences for Councillor Mthembu’s family

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Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements Paul Mashatile has sent his condolences to the family and friends of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality Councillor Nonhlanhla Mthembu.

Small businesses are big innovators

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Cape Town – Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele says small businesses are the biggest innovators and that they need support to turn their big ideas into even bigger solutions.

No probe into SABC

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Cape Town – The Portfolio Committee on Communications (PCC) has dismissed calls for an inquiry to probe ongoing issues at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).