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Government wages war on leaks

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday launch government’s War on Leaks programme designed to train 15 000 young people to fix leaking taps in their communities.

Keeping art legends alive

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Johannesburg - The Department of Arts and Culture has invested R5 million towards a project which will create opportunities for art legends to continue to have viable careers.

Save jobs in iron, steel industry

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has urged government, the business sector and labour to work tirelessly together to save jobs in the iron and domestic steel industry sector, said the Presidency.

Significant busts at OR Tambo

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Pretoria – South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs officers at OR Tambo International Airport have made significant busts over the past few months.

MEC, shopkeepers discuss municipal rates

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Pretoria - Gauteng Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Lebogang Maile on Monday convened a meeting with Tembisa shopkeepers to discuss municipal rates.

New medical vehicles to boost NW health

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Pretoria - Fifty medical vehicles have been distributed to health service points in four districts of the North West to boost health care service delivery.

Condolences to families of fire victims

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Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has sent her deepest condolences to the family of three girls, who died on Monday morning, during a tragic fire at a North West school for the deaf.

Gauteng welcomes Rand Water deal

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Provinical Government has welcomed the news that there will be no water supply interruption after labour action at Rand Water was averted.

Krejcir's guilty verdict welcomed

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Pretoria - National Police Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, has welcomed the conviction of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir, saying it sends out a loud message that South Africa cannot be used as a backyard for criminal activities.

Calls for private sector to invest in knowledge economy

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Cape Town – Science and Technology Director General, Dr Phil Mjwara, says in order for the country’s economy to be diversified, it needs to go through a transition to a knowledge-based growth that will boost the country’s competiveness.

Govt, unions seek remedies for steel industry

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Pretoria - While the public authorities would implement steps to save jobs in the industry, more needs to be done by business and organized labour to create a conducive environment and avoid job losses in the steel industry.

185 000 Zimbabwean Special Permits approved

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Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says since the inception of the Zimbabwean Special Permits (ZSP), a total of 197 303 ZSP applications were adjudicated and a total of 185 075 were approved.

2 million income tax returns submitted

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Pretoria - Two million income tax returns have been filed with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), the revenue service said on Monday.