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It takes a village and one strong woman

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Child abuse and the neglect of children is by far one of the most sensitive subjects in society that has the ability to provoke people to talk. But very often, too many people don’t let their emotions move them to action, mostly because of fear of what may follow if they let themselves get involved.

Parliament calls for peace over exams

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Pretoria – The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has called on protesting university students to allow peace to prevail over the exam period for students who have opted to write.

Wanted police killer nabbed

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Pretoria – The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza, has reiterated that whoever kills a police officer will be hunted down and put behind bars.

Eradication of mud schools continues

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has refuted a media report claiming government has not made progress in the eradication of mud schools in the Eastern Cape.

Home Affairs wins ICT service delivery award

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Pretoria - For the second time in a row, the Department of Home Affairs has won the prestigious ICT Service Delivery Transformation Award in the National Government category at the ICT Public Service Awards at GovTech 2016.

SALGA celebrates World Cities Day

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has joined the world in celebrating the World Cities Day 2016, which has been designated by the United Nations every 31 October.

President Zuma to visit Zimbabwe

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this week visit Zimbabwe to cement relations between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

NSFAS applicants urged to sign agreements

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Pretoria – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has called on students, who have applied for NSFAS, to immediately sign their loan agreement forms (LAFs) and schedules of particulars (SOP) at their respective universities.

Deadline looms for NSFAS applications

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Pretoria – With less than just a month before the application period closes, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has called on Grade 12 learners to submit their applications for financial aid for 2017.

SA, Norway tap into science to grow ocean economy

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Pretoria – South Africa and Norway are exploring new business opportunities in the blue economy and other innovative solutions to address global challenges such as rising poverty, inequality and increased demand for energy.

Gauteng dealing with paediatric malnutrition

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Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says plans are in place to address the high fatality rate caused by acute malnutrition amongst children in the province.

Deputy President to address Parliament

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Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday brief Parliament on progress made by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) constituencies to introduce the national minimum wage.