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Acid mine drainage a concern for Gauteng

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Johannesburg - Acid mine drainage (AMD) is of great concern to the Gauteng Provincial Government, according to the State of Environment Report released by Gauteng Agriculture, Rural and Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza on Wednesday.

Zandspruit calm after violent evening

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Johannesburg - Police say the situation in the Zandspruit informal settlement, west of Johannesburg, is calm and Beyers Naude is once again open to traffic.

Bafana coach interviews kick off

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Pretoria - The process to interview the five candidates short-listed for the Bafana Bafana head coach job, which were initially scheduled to start on Wednesday, will now be conducted today.

EC leaders urged to prioritise youth

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Flagstaff - Government leaders in the Eastern Cape have been urged to put youth development and employment at the centre of their plans.

Gauteng delegates housing function to Metros,

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Pretoria - The Gauteng Provincial Government on Wednesday officially delegated some housing and human settlements functions as well as decision-making authority to the three Metros in the province.

Task team to address KZN rabies outbreak

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Pretoria - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government says it is moving swiftly to boost the province's capacity to deal with the outbreak of rabies and has set up a task team to develop an intervention strategy.

Commission Secretary, evidence leaders appointed

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Pretoria - The chairperson of the Arms Procurement Commission Judge Willie Seriti has appointed the Secretary of the Commission and ten legal practitioners as evidence leaders.

President Zuma uses public transport

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Johannesburg - On a chilly winter's morning on Thursday President Jacob Zuma traded his luxury motorcade for a Metro Rail train to get first-hand experience of Gauteng's public transport system.

Zuma honours Methodist church leader

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to the retiring presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa Ivan Abrahams calling him a great son of South Africa who had served the country selflessly over many years.

Youth urged to volunteer

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Port Elizabeth - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has, just days before Youth Day, called on young people to make positive changes in their communities by volunteering their services.

Soweto residents share frustrations with President Zuma

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Johannesburg - From unemployment, a lack of housing, high electricity prices, load shedding and the slow service at the local clinic to drug abuse - the residents of Soweto on Thursday highlighted their problems to President Jacob Zuma.

Cabinet welcomes judgement on mining rights

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Collins Chabane, says the recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment - which decided that the right to mine in South Africa in the sense of the right to prospect and mine for minerals and extract and dispose of them is vested in the State - has been welcomed by Cabinet.