South Africa

Pretoria - Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza says he expects a 100% pass rate from the matriculants of a newly built Bushbuckridge school.

Pretoria – The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, said on Tuesday the department had decided to grant several companies reprieve in order to meet minimum air emissions standards.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has urged municipalities to stop hiring consultants to prepare municipal financial statements.

Pretoria – Stakeholders in the education sector have been invited to meet with the Presidential Remuneration Review Commission, according to the Presidency.

Pretoria – The Limpopo Provincial Government is planning to buy 50 more ambulances in the next financial year.

Pretoria - Limpopo has turned the tide on delays in the delivery of textbooks, Premier Chupu Mathabatha said on Tuesday.

Pretoria - Limpopo has become a destination of choice for international investors, says Limpopo Premier Chupu Mathabatha.

Cape Town – Government has set aside 30% of all government contracts to support small businesses and co-operatives in a bid to boost township and rural economies.

Pretoria - The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is extending the closing date for education assistance applications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)-identified victims of apartheid to 31 March 2015.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged communities in Emalahleni to use water sparingly over the next two weeks as a planned water outage gets underway.

Cape Town – The “electricity war room” is focusing all its energy towards implementing government’s five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Tuesday.

Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana says the department is pleased with the uptake of learners in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system.

This year’s State of the Nation Address will go down in history as one of the most highly anticipated.

It’s all too easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of perceptions and to lose sight of the true state of play. It’s human nature to be consumed by the bluster of the here and now.

Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has called on communities to address their concerns in a peaceful manner without damaging public facilities or behaving violently.