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Fish farm application under consideration

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Pretoria - The application by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the development of a fish farm in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, has been referred back to the Department of Environmental Affairs for consideration.

Learners told to be agents of change

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Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has challenged young women to become agents of change and boldly claim their space in the economy.

Stellenbosch University called to Parliament

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Pretoria – The Stellenbosch University management is expected to appear in Parliament to table their transformation plans to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training.

SALGA, unions agree on wages

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Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) says it has wrapped up wage negotiations with trade unions.

Safety at NW special schools a concern

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Pretoria – A Portfolio Committee at the North West Provincial Legislature has expressed concern about the lack of a security plan at special schools in the province.

Protect migratory waterbirds

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Pretoria – Migratory waterbirds are faced with a wide range of threats, which are mostly human induced such as pollution, deforestation and land use change.

Traffic officers go back to school

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Pretoria - The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has sent 160 traffic officers back to training as it seeks to improve road safety and the quality of traffic officers who enforce the law on South Africa’s roads.

IPID welcomes Macia ruling

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Pretoria - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has welcomed the court's ruling in the Mido Macia murder trial.

Home Affairs official arrested

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Pretoria - A Home Affairs front office clerk was arrested on Tuesday in King Williamstown, in the Eastern Cape, for facilitating fraudulent marriages involving illegal foreign nationals.

Manhunt underway for escaped prisoners

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has launched a manhunt for two awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from lawful custody on Monday.

Operation Fiela cleans up PE

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Pretoria - Police have recovered large amounts of cash and Mandrax valued at R82 000, during Operation Fiela in KwaNobuhle, Port Elizabeth.

Upgraded William Nicol Drive opened

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Pretoria – The upgraded William Nicol Drive, which has been improved to the tune of R422 million, was officially opened by the Gauteng Premier David Makhura and MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi on Tuesday.

More poor households receive basic services

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Cape Town – Statistician General Pali Lehohla has announced that the number of indigent households receiving basic services from municipalities increased between 2013 and 2014.

New beginning for Mvezo children

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Mvezo – There was excitement in the tiny Village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, when President Jacob Zuma opened the newly built Makgatho Lewanika Mandela Junior Primary School, on Tuesday.