Johannesburg - The Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg is this afternoon reverberating with vuvuzela’s and songs praising the three late sporting heroes, Senzo Meyiwa, Phindile Mwelase and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.
Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased slightly from 25.5% in the second quarter to 25.4% in the third quarter.
Pretoria – Government says it has taken note of the decision by Japanese based credit rating agency Ratings and Investment Information Inc (R&I) to downgrade South Africa’s foreign and domestic currency ratings to “BBB+” and “A-” respectively.
Pretoria - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a KwaZulu-Natal man was not admitted or tested at Addington hospital for Ebola as stated in some news reports.
Words cannot describe the anger and pain I felt when I heard about the death of Senzo Meyiwa. His death at the hands of callous murderers has robbed his family of a humble father and our nation of a rising sports star.
Pretoria - Gauteng Premier David Makhura will today visit the family of the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa in Umlazi, Durban, to convey condolences on behalf of the province.
Pretoria - The power system is expected to remain constrained for the rest of this week due to technical issues experienced at some power stations, says Eskom.
Pretoria – South Africans will get a chance to pay tribute to their sporting heroes at a memorial service to be held by the Gauteng Provincial Government in partnership with the sporting fraternity.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has conveyed condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Zambia following the passing of that country’s President Michael Chilufya Sata.
Cape Town – The Public Service Commission has called on all Executive Authorities to take disciplinary action against senior managers who consistently fail to submit their financial disclosure forms without valid reasons.
Pretoria – The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) says manufacturers and retailers who do not comply with the revised compulsory specifications for plastic carrier bags and flat bags, will be charged.
Pretoria - Government has welcomed the nine life sentences handed to Ntokozo Hadebe by the North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday.
Cape Town – The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) that was established to revitalise distressed mining towns has mobilised municipalities to review their Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to pave the way for new-look mining towns.
Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education has called on the South African Council of Educators (Sace) to do everything it can to make sure that teachers who give parents money in exchange for sex with learners are brought to book.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday visit Giyani, in Limpopo, to assess the status of water provision there, following recent complaints from the community.
