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Deputy President to return to Lesotho

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Pretoria - SADC Facilitator and South African Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to return to Lesotho this week to build on and consolidate recently agreed political and security agreements in that country.

Gauteng e-toll system is lawful: Minister

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Pretoria - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says organised labour, political parties, interest groups and the public must understand that the Gauteng e-tolling system is lawful.

"Concrete" proposals needed to address income inequality

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Johannesburg – Drawing on a strong tradition of social dialogue, the country must develop more concrete proposals on how to promote labour market stability and address income inequality, says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

R900 billion collected: Tax statistics

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Pretoria - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has collected R900 billion in the 2013/14 fiscal year, according to the 2014 Tax Statistics Bulletin.

Women the untapped connection in water

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Pretoria – Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says women should be the developers and implementers of new technologies and innovation in water.

SA a beacon of hope in aids fight

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Every war has a defining moment that changes the course of the fight. The global battle against HIV/AIDS reached a turning point in 2000 at the 13th Conference in Durban.

Deputy Minister visits Modderbee Correctional Centre

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Pretoria – Correctional Services Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla on Monday visited the Modderbee Correctional Centre in Gauteng as part of government’s approach to improve service delivery.

Ministry of Higher Education shocked by TUT murder

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Pretoria - The Higher Education and Training Ministry is shocked by the passing of Sinakhokonke Buyani Masuku, who was a first year student at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Soshanguve Campus.

NPA appeals Pistorious judgement, sentence

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Pretoria - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will today file the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence of Oscar Pistorius.

Denmark set to improve trade with SA

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Pretoria - Denmark is expected to improve trade relations with South Africa following a meeting between the two countries’ trade ministers.

Police give update on Meyiwa murder investigation

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Johannesburg - Police will no longer update the media on the murder investigation of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates skipper, Senzo Meyiwa, until they have made sufficient progress with their investigation.

SKA South African director to retire

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Pretoria - Director of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa Project, Dr Bernie Fanaroff, will retire from the SKA Project Office at the end of 2015.

Umalusi to consider load shedding for matric exams

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says the Umalusi standardisation process will consider the issue of load shedding and its possible negative impact on learners’ results to ensure that no learner is disadvantaged due to load shedding.

Department probes claims of elder abuse

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Pretoria - The Department of Social Development in Western Cape has launched an investigation into serious allegations of elder abuse at the unregistered Serendipity Old Age Home.