Pretoria - A number of projects have been implemented in Elliotdale in the Mbashe Local Municipality, which is one of the 21 poorest district municipalities in the country, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe
Johannesburg - Gauteng is to beef up programmes aimed at preventing social ills such as substance abuse, violence against women, children and people with disability.
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.
Johannesburg - Police say the situation in the Zandspruit informal settlement, west of Johannesburg, is calm and Beyers Naude is once again open to traffic.
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.
Flagstaff - Government leaders in the Eastern Cape have been urged to put youth development and employment at the centre of their plans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mbombela - A study is being done to see if Mpumalanga's poorest communities can harvest fog as a vital water source.
Pretoria - Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says all forms of racism on and off the field must be seriously dealt with - and not with a simple handshake.
