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Media reminded to enter SADC Media Awards

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Pretoria – The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Monday reiterated its call to members of the media to submit their entries for the 2016 SADC Media Awards Competition.

Presidency corrects Africa size statement

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Pretoria - The Presidency says President Jacob Zuma regrets the erroneous statement he made last month where he said Africa was the biggest continent on earth.

Baleka Mbete awarded for distinguished leadership

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, on receiving the 2016 Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service in Washington DC, in the United States.

Call for Ubuntu Awards nominations

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Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has called on the public to submit their nominations for the annual Ubuntu Awards.

SA gets ready to import maize

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Pretoria – With the drought affecting the country’s agricultural output, South Africa might need to import between five and six million tons of both white and yellow maize.

Parliamentary office to be opened in Malamulele

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Mhinga - Communities in the Mhinga Dynasty, in Limpopo, say they will use the new Parliamentary Office to forward their ideas about what should be included in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address scheduled for next month.

Minister Van Rooyen to bid Chief Moiloa farewell

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Pretoria - Chief Keobusitse Israel Moiloa of the Bahurutse Ba Ha Moiloa will be laid to rest in Zeerust tomorrow, says the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA).

Community involvement key to education success

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Mhinga - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has encouraged communities to fully participate in their children’s schooling in order to strengthen the education system.

‘Making Schools Work’ campaign goes to the Vaal

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Pretoria - Telecommunications and Postal Services Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize, together with members of the Vanderbijlpark Parliamentary Constituency Office (PCO), visited two schools in the area as part of the “Making Schools Work” programme.

Hawks appoint provincial heads

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Pretoria - Major generals have been appointed to head the Hawks units in the provinces, the crime-fighting body said on Thursday.

New NPC members hit the ground running

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Pretoria - The newly appointed members of the National Planning Commission (NPC) held their first meeting on Thursday to discuss national priorities and the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Team SA prepares for WEF

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

Government to work with business to drive economy

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Pretoria – Government says it will reach out to its social partners, particularly business and organised labour, to build consensus on the collective actions required to stabilise the economy and build confidence in the face of a weakened outlook for the global economy and its domestic consequences.