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Soweto youth heed call to register to vote

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As the Electoral Commission of South Africa opened its doors for the 2016 Local Government Elections voter registration, SAnews visited Soweto, Johannesburg where scores of people turned out to register.

Voter registration kicks off

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About 22 570 registration venues opened this morning and tomorrow to allow voters to register and update their details ahead of the 2016 Local Government elections.

Youth called to register for elections

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Pretoria - Musa Canga, a 21-year-old South African, has encouraged his peers to participate in the 2016 Local Government Elections, to realise transformation and improve service delivery in their communities.

Groundwater an option to current water crisis

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Pretoria - South Africans must consider using groundwater on a grand scale to augment the fast diminishing surface water, says Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Margaret-Ann Diedricks.

Call to end violence based on sexual orientation

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Pretoria - Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Michael Masutha has called on African communities to do more to protect people from high levels of violence, regardless of their sexual orientation.

New council to transform defence industry

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Pretoria - Government has launched the National Defence Industry Council (NDIC), which will help support and preserve the country’s defence industry as a national asset.

Gender commission welcomes Pistorius ruling

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Pretoria - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed Thursday’s decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss Oscar Pistorius’s leave to appeal his conviction.

Government Segmentation Model to enhance communication

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Pretoria – The Government Communication and Information System’s (GCIS) Government Segmentation Model will help communicators better understand their target audiences and ensure that the intended messages reach home.

Minister to check success of STBs in SKA area

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi’s visit to the Northern Cape on Friday will give her insight into the challenges and solutions needed in the first batch of subsidised set top boxes (STBs), which she saw installed in the area last December.