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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.

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.

SA called to join in 94+ Projects for Madiba

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Pretoria - Cabinet has called on all South Africans to support the 94+ Projects for Madiba campaign aimed at celebrating former President Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday and his legacy by improving infrastructure in 94 schools across the country.

GFIP stakeholder consultations kick off

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Pretoria - Cabinet has noted the stakeholder engagement process of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) starting today.