The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is accelerating the manufacturing of trains in order to deal with the backlog in the supply of commuter trains, says Transport Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi.
The Gauteng Provincial Government has welcomed the life sentence imposed on a serial child rapist.
As South Africa plans its trajectory towards 2030, it must simultaneously take a retrospective view of the progress made since the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) in 2012, and of the challenges encountered, says Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has called on real estate developers to invest and partner with communities to stimulate inclusive growth and development in South Africa.
KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ravi Pillay says his department will strive to ensure that every rand counts and every rand in the public purse is accounted for.
Measures to support struggling municipalities
Deputy President David Mabuza says government has offered support to farmers who were affected by drought in the Free State, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed a court judgment that found a Pretoria taxi driver guilty for trying to bribe a traffic officer with R70 “cold drink money”.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled the first batch of buses promised to the communities of Hammanskraal, Mabopane and Atteridgeville.
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has called on all role players to ensure a workplace free of incidents and disease.
A people centred health care system that doesn’t discriminate against the economic line - that is the promise contained in the Presidential Health Compact signed by the President on Thursday.
Deputy President David Mabuza says government is implementing several interventions to ensure that there is investment in the township economy.
The Department of Home Affairs says it has noted reports on unauthorized changes of surnames for married women reflecting last names of their spouses as opposed to their preferred choices.
Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has called on men to help the country reduce HIV prevalence and hold each other accountable for the sexual assault of young women.
Government officials will for the next two days analyse the challenges and opportunities of being in the United Nations Security Council as they reflect on the country’s first six months in the council.
