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2010 Final Draw procedure approved

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Cape Town - The FIFA Organising Committee (OC) has approved the procedure for the 2010 Final Draw to be held in Cape Town on Friday.

Zuma settles on 7% increase

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has decided to implement a 7 percent salary increase across the board for public office bearers.

Transport dept gears up for festive season

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Pretoria - The Transport Department is gearing up for a series of safety campaigns ahead of the busiest period on South Africa's roads during the festive season.

Soccerex wraps up in SA

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Pretoria - This year's edition of Soccerex, arguably the biggest business convention for the global football community, has wrapped up in Johannesburg.

Presidency Quarterly Update on the Presidential Hotline

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We launched the Presidential Hotline on 14 September 2009, as part of our drive to change the way government works.
We wanted to establish a culture of taking citizens seriously, and putting them first in our work as government. The Presidential Hotline provides an appeal mechanism for citizens whose complaints have not been attended to satisfactorily by other spheres of government or departments.
President Jacob Zuma undertook to update the public from time to time with regards to the performance of the Hotline.

SA economy, fiscus still stable – Gordhan

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Cape Town – Amid continuing global economic uncertainty, South Africa continues to experience growth and has weathered the storm with a stable fiscus, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.

Employment tax incentive proposed by Treasury

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Cape Town – The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan today proposed an employment tax incentive for young, first-time workers, which will use a new graduated formula and will replace the contested youth wage subsidy announced by Gordhan in the 2011 Budget.

SA scientists win top AU award

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated two South African scientists for winning the prestigious African Union (AU) Scientific Awards.

Awareness campaign to reduce vehicle, train crashes

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Pretoria - In an effort to raise awareness and prevent crashes between motorists and trains, stakeholders in the railway sector are to launch the 2009 Festive Season Safety Awareness Campaign on Thursday.

R360m in tax relief for small businesses

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Cape Town – Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has proposed further tax relief for small businesses, including an increase in the monetary thresholds of Graduated Tax for Small Business Corporations, which translates to R360 million in tax relief to small firms.

SKA telescope will boost skills

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Pretoria - Hosting the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope in South Africa will boost the development of high level skills and cutting edge technology infrastructure, says President Jacob Zuma.