R55m biodiversity offset pact signed
Pretoria – South African National Parks (SANParks), Coal of Africa and the Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a historic biodiversity offset agreement (BOA) for Vele Colliery.
Pretoria – South African National Parks (SANParks), Coal of Africa and the Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a historic biodiversity offset agreement (BOA) for Vele Colliery.
Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has welcomed the conviction of two men by the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court for attempting to bribe the Diepsloot police station commander.
Pretoria - Police on Wednesday arrested three suspects with a possible link to a business robbery in Tulisa Park, Alberton.
Pretoria - Police have put together a team of detectives to investigate the death of a Moroccan consul, whose body was found at a guesthouse in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says national government has looked at ways of strengthening municipalities at district level in order to improve the overall performance of local government.
Pretoria - The Department of Mineral Resources will develop the skills of young people and mineworkers to address the needs of the mining industry as it evolves.
Cape Town – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she will study the findings and recommendations of the report of the Ministerial Commission of Inquiry that probed the inhumane evictions of families in Lwandle, Cape Town.
Pretoria - Deputy Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the country can only move forward when South Africans are informed about government’s programme of action.
Boksburg - The Public Service Commission (PSC) has called for transparency and accountability in order to build a South Africa where all citizens enjoy a high standard of living.
Pretoria - Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula has confirmed that it’s all systems go in preparation for the 91 247 candidates to write their National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations.
Pretoria - The national public hearings into the garden and landscaping services sector continue today, with a hearing in KwaZulu-Natal.
Pretoria - Authorities say they have made progress in the fight against environmental crimes in the 2013/2014 financial year.
Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has told members of the fourth annual Nelson Mandela Children’s Parliament that they must be the change they want to see.
Pretoria - The US Embassy in South Africa has announced the opening of applications for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship.
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