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Municipal Ward Committees: What you need to know

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With most councils having been constituted following the 2016 Local Government Elections, the focus now shifts to another important aspect of the local government system in South Africa -- the formation of ward committees.

Thank you SA: Caster Semenya

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Ekurhuleni - South Africa’s 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya has thanked South Africans for coming out in their numbers to welcome Team South Africa back into the country following the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Former Minister's funeral preparations at an advanced stage

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Pretoria - Preparations for the Special Official Funeral of the former Minister of Sport and Recreation and former Premier of the Eastern Cape Province, the late Reverend Arnold Makhenkesi Stofile, are at an advanced stage.

Minister Muthambi speaks out on planned picket

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Cape Town - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says the planned picket outside her department’s head office in Pretoria today by the Right to Know Campaign is aimed at silencing her from driving media transformation in the country.

SA making headway in digital migration

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Pretoria - South Africa is making solid progress in its digital migration campaign, says the Department of Communications Chief Director: Digital Migration Programme Management Office, Dr Fhatuwani Mutuvhi.

Progress made in ICT roll out in Gauteng schools

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Pretoria – Despite several challenges, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roll out in Gauteng schools has made important gains academically, says MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

ArcelorMittal to pay R1.5 billion penalty

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Pretoria – ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (AMSA) has agreed to pay an administrative penalty of R1.5 billion for its involvement in the long steel and scrap metal cartels.

Former Minister Stofile remembered

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Pretoria - The Official Memorial Service for the late Former Sport and Recreation Minister, Reverend Makhenkesi Stofile, is being held at the Abbotsford Christian Centre in East London in the Eastern Cape today.

Ministry will not meddle in SABC operational matters

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Pretoria - The Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Monday that it has chosen not to meddle in the internal matters of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) that have been reported on in recent weeks.