South Africa

MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 2014 - 2019

Boschkop - Police Minister Nathi Nhleko says his department will look into ways of improving rural safety and policing to strengthen security in rural areas and farms across South Africa.

Johannesburg - Police Minister Nathi Nhleko has promised to work with the community of Westbury to root out criminals and to bring normality to the area.

Pretoria – Commuters boarding trains and taxis at the Pretoria Station will now have free access to breast cancer screening, thanks to the opening of Hello Clinic at the station.

Johannesburg - The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Parks Tau, says a year-long investigation into corruption and fraud cases at the City of Johannesburg has resulted in 22 arrests.

Pretoria - Business confidence declined 87.9 in July the lowest level since September 1999, said the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci).

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, has on Thursday released government’s comprehensive framework for implementing the National Development Plan over the next five years.

Pretoria - Cabinet has sent condolences to the family and friends of a man who lost his life as a result of the earthquake, on Tuesday.

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the upcoming 34th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Pretoria - Cabinet will use the newly launched Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) to monitor the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) across government in the next five years, says Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe.

Pretoria – Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says Cabinet has called on South Africans to celebrate the achievements of Team South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the plans for Women’s Day, which will be held at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

Pretoria – The launch of Subject Committees and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are set to radically transform Basic Education to meet the needs of the 21st century learner, says Minister Angie Motshekga.

Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says she does not want to see any more delays in bringing the long-awaited Medupi power plant online in December.

Johannesburg – Health Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have urged member states to accelerate the response in the event of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the region.