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3 000 safe paraffin stoves distributed in Vusimuzi

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Pretoria – Safe paraffin stoves have been distributed to households in the Vusimuzi informal settlement in Tembisa as part of the Safer Stoves Campaign, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

South Africans encouraged to unite

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Pretoria - South Africans are encouraged to use Reconciliation Month to reach out to one another as the country continues to work together to build a united and prosperous nation.

Ex-Red Ants employees face 102 fraud charges

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Pretoria – Two former senior employees of the Red Ants security company appeared briefly before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday where they are facing 102 charges of fraud and theft involving about R8 million.

Ernst and Young tables SAA report

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Pretoria - Ernst and Young forensics has tabled a report on the South African Airways (SAA) procurement investigation.

National Orders bring back memories

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Pretoria - A woman who was one of the five international members of South Africa’s 16- member Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) that organised the first democratic elections in 1994 was honoured for her work on Tuesday.

“My mother chose her boyfriend over me”

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Cape Town - A young woman from a Khayelitsha in Cape Town battled to contain her tears when she spoke about her abusive mother during an interaction with Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan as part of government’s 16 Days of Activism for no violence against Women and Children campaign.

Govt to meet lawyers for Marikana claimants

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Pretoria - Government lawyers have been instructed to invite the legal representatives of all the claimants arising from the tragic incidents of August 2012 in Marikana.

Severe storm leaves people homeless in KZN

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Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has dispatched its disaster management teams to respond and assess the extent of damage caused by the severe storm in Uthukela and Umzinyathi Districts.

MEC congratulates group for Grammy nomination

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, has congratulated Ladysmith Black Mambazo on their 2016 Grammy Award nomination.

Drive to end shackfires

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Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), in partnership with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), and the National Consumer Commission (NCC), are today handing over approved paraffin stoves to households in Vusumuzi, Tembisa.

#YOLOMovement goes to Kayamnandi

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Pretoria – The 2015 festive season will be one with a positive difference for the youth of Kayamnandi in the Western Cape.