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Department speaks out on school violence

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Pretoria - The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities has strongly condemned the recent spate of gender-based violence incidents against children, regardless of the perpetrators being minors or older persons.

N West to spend R84m to improve ambulance response time

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Pretoria - The North West provincial government will spend R84.25 million on Emergency Medical Rescue Service (EMRS) Satellite Stations and a new planned patient transport model, Premier Thandi Modise has announced.

Martha Mahlangu laid to rest

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma on Saturday joined the family and friends of Martha Mahlangu in a moving funeral ceremony in Memelodi West to bid farewell to the heroine who played an important role in the liberation struggle of the country.

Good health care a marker of progress

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Sharpeville-Government is planning to implement the next phase of its proposed National Health Insurance scheme in the next five years, President Jacob Zuma announced on Friday.

Premier Modise saddened by railway crossing crash deaths

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise has conveyed her condolences to the families of three children, who were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a crash at a railway crossing in Rustenburg.

Gender council pays tribute to 9-year-old rape victim

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Pretoria - The National Council against Gender-Based Violence (NCGBV) has sent its condolences to the family of the nine-year-old girl, who recently passed away after being raped and set alight.

N West looks to fast track funds to fix flood damage

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Pretoria - North West Premier Thandi Modise says fixing infrastructure damaged by floods, which the preliminary assessment estimated at over R100 million, will require emergency funding to be fast tracked.

Minister Molewa promotes blue economy

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Pretoria - Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says countries worldwide should embrace the concept of the blue economy as a means of reaching higher growth levels through marine resources.

Pres Zuma to address Human Rights Day gathering

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will address the nation in remembrance of Human Rights Day under the theme ‘Celebrating 20 years of changing lives through human rights’ at the Sharpville cricket pitch.

Cabinet approves maths/science task team report

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Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the report from the Ministerial Task Team on Mathematics and Science Foundation Programmes, to be published in the Government Gazette for public comment.

Companies shine at Premier Business Awards

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Pretoria - The second annual South African Premier Business Awards, held in Johannesburg last night, was a chance for South African companies to shine.