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Public school officials get finance lessons

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Pretoria - Public schools across South Africa are benefitting from a partnership between the Department of Basic Education and Absa that seeks to strengthen financial management and improve the accountability of schools.

Tributes pour in for Joost

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Pretoria – Tributes are still streaming in this morning for the late rugby legend, Joost van der Westhuizen, who passed on Monday following a long battle with motor neuron disease.

SA, Zambia cement cultural relations

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Pretoria - Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa is currently in Zambia to strengthen cultural relations with that country’s Tourism and Arts Minister, Charles Banda.

SA, Indonesia revive trade links

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Pretoria - South Africa and Indonesia have agreed to renew efforts to increase bilateral trade and cooperation.

Plan in motion to fight Fall Army Worm

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Pretoria – A South African Emergency Plant Pest Response Plan, which deals with new pest detections, is already in motion to fight the Fall Army Worm (FAW).

RIP Joost

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has expressed deep sadness and extended his heartfelt condolences on the passing of South African rugby legend and former Springbok captain, Joost van der Westhuizen.

Health reviews licences of 27 NGOs

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Pretoria – The National Department of Health has commenced with processes to review the licences of all the 27 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who received patients during the Gauteng Mental Health Marathon Project (GMHMP).

NDP to drive radical economic transformation in mining

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Cape Town – Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela, says government needs to implement the National Development Plan (NDP) effectively in order to drive radical economic transformation in the mining industry.

SA economy weathers the storm

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Pretoria - When President Jacob Zuma tabled the 2016 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament, he began by indicating that the country was in a tough economic position. The rand was weak and employment was low.

Tackling youth joblessness head on

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Through government work creation initiatives such as the Expanded Public Works Programme, more than one million job opportunities have been created with mostly jobless young people being gainfully employed.

S Africans asked to pray for van der Westhuizen

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has asked the nation to keep South African rugby legend and former Springbok captain, Joost van der Westhuizen, in their thoughts and prayers.

Mining sector urged to be inclusive

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Pretoria – Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has encouraged the mining industry to remain committed to the principle of shared prosperity and responsible investment.

Temporary road closures on N12

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Pretoria – Parts of the N12 freeway in Gauteng will be temporarily closed between 6am and 2pm this Saturday and Sunday on the Kliptown/Samfur Bridge near Lenasia/Eldorado Park.

Send your budget tips to Minister Gordhan

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Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has called on South Africans to share their budget tips with him ahead of the tabling of the National Budget later this month.