Pretoria - The clock is ticking for parents who do not register their children’s birth timeously, with the Department of Home Affairs now enforcing a penalty for late birth registration.
Johannesburg – Aspiring filmmakers in densely populated Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, now have a real shot at making their movie dreams come true, as the first film studio opened its doors in the township today.
Pretoria - The Thongathi Mall Commission of Inquiry, investigating the collapse of the mall, is expected to resume its hearing next week.
Pretoria – A new chapter for skills development in local government has begun, with the signing of an agreement that will see youth being trained to work in the sector.
Mbombela - A group of innovative learners, who came up with an idea to install sensors in visually impaired people's walking sticks to help them navigate easily, has been crowned the winners of the Business Idea Generation Competition.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of the South African Defence Force (SANDF) troops to the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Pretoria – Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has encouraged South African industry to make use of nuclear technology in order to stay competitive and innovative.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has described the mini summit of the International Conference of the African Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), which he attended in Angola, as a positive and constructive engagement.
Pretoria - A total of 29 parties will contest the national elections on 7 May, following Tuesday’s deadline for parties to submit all outstanding documentation and pay election deposits.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has instructed the Special Investigating Unit to investigate allegations of maladministration at the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA (Usaasa).
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended the employment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and Sudan, the Presidency said on Tuesday.
Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says it will not tolerate teachers who carry out corporal punishment at schools.
Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom will on Thursday launch the first MeerKAT antenna, at the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) core site in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape.
Johannesburg - Africa urgently needs to develop and implement region-wide strategies to combat Tuberculosis, given the sobering fact that it is the only continent unlikely to achieve the MDG target of halving TB related deaths by the end of 2015.
Johannesburg – The ancient African proverb, ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, was given new meaning today when residents of Diepsloot, NGOs and government gathered at the informal settlement to raise awareness about responsible parenting.
