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Putting value back into internships

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Pretoria – Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande has made a call to all employers to give young people, who are on internship programmes, the necessary experience during their placement.

Crime Stop, Crime Line tip-offs lead to 52 arrests

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Pretoria - The partnership between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Primedia Group, via the collaboration between Crime Stop and Crime Line – is continuing to yield successes in the fight against crime.

President Zuma to lead delegation to AU Summit

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will on Friday lead the South African delegation to the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (AU Summit) to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Being a better citizen in 2015

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Let us make 2015 the year of unity and cooperation amongst all South Africans, as we continue to transform our beautiful country into the prosperous one described in the Constitution, the Freedom Charter and the National Development Plan,’’ said President Jacob Zuma in his new year address.

Presidency accepts SIU head resignation

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Pretoria - The Presidency has confirmed that President Jacob Zuma has received the resignation of the Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Advocate Vas Soni.

SAA installs new system

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Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) this week will become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System) which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies.

SAA cancels New York flights

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Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has cancelled flights to and from New York, due to bad weather, it said.

Eskom implements load shedding

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Pretoria - Eskom on Monday implemented stage one load shedding due to unforeseen technical problems at power stations.

Mining amendment bill “constitutionally flawed”

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says he sent back the Mining and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill to the National Assembly last week, because as it stands, it does not pass constitutional muster.

90 looters to appear in court

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Pretoria - At least 90 of the 178 arrested looters from Soweto and Kagiso are expected to appear in court this morning.

Uphill battle for Bafana Bafana

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Pretoria - Bafana Bafana faces an uphill battle to beat the much fancied Ghana with more than three goals to advance to the knock-out stage of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) in Equatorial Guinea.