Pretoria - The countdown to this year's Local Government Elections has begun, with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) publishing the final election timetable on Friday, which outlines the electoral process until Election Day on 18 May.
Pretoria - Applications for special votes for the 18 May local government elections will start on 15 April, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief electoral officer, Adv Pansy Tlakula, announced on Friday.
While research on HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Communication conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in 2008 showed a decline in new HIV infections among teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 as well as a lowered prevalence among children between the ages of 2 and 14, the Department of Basic Education hopes to play a more active role in reducing the number of new infections, writes Gabi Khumalo.
Pretoria - It will never quite be business as usual in South Africa, as the new National Consumer Commission (NCC) is set to change the experience of customers and business owners, introducing a range of benefits for both parties.
Cape Town - Government is investing R25 billion over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework period to stabilise and upgrade rail passenger transport services in the country.
Cape Town - Over 13 million citizens are currently receiving social assistance benefits and of these beneficiaries, nine million are children.
Pretoria - The bilateral relationship between South Africa and Iran was in the spot light this week, when Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Dr Hadi Solaimanpour, met with International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim.
Parliament - Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has vowed to combat fraud and corruption with regards to procurement and tender processes, the Road Accident Fund and issuing drivers' licences.
Pretoria - Cabinet has taken exception to the financial settlement reached between the Board of South African Airways and its former Chief Executive Officer Khaya Ngqula.
Pretoria - Cabinet has taken exception to the financial settlement reached between the Board of South African Airways and its former Chief Executive Officer Khaya Ngqula.
Pretoria - The ban on the movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products in KwaZulu-Natal has been lifted, except in the Umkhanyakude, uThungulu and Zululand districts.
Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has approved the withdrawal of an exemption granted to African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation (AEMFC) (Pty) Ltd.
Pretoria - The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) will engagement the local market, with the hopes of finding potential train manufacturers in South Africa.
Pretoria - Government and various language experts have gathered for a three-day workshop in Pretoria to develop the African language equivalent for English soccer terminology.
The Department of Arts and Culture, the department's National Language Service (NLS), the Pan South African Language Board and language specialist from various universities are among those who will be developing a vocabulary of soccer terms for the country's 10 other official languages.
Cape Town - Government's anti-poverty strategy is based on creating social security, investing in people through education and skills development and establishing a set of economic and industrial policies.
