Pretoria - With agriculture unions reporting damages estimated at more than R2 billion, government on Tuesday pledged to come to the rescue of farmers whose crops and infrastructure have been damaged by the widespread floods across the country.
Pretoria - The Department of Public Works has set aside around R210 million to fix the country's potholes, build low bridges and maintain garden services.
Pretoria - The Gauteng South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has given Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo two days to intervene in the ongoing Metrobus driver's strike.
Johannesburg - Tough action will be taken against those City of Johannesburg employees who are found to be responsible for the "grossly exaggerated bills" issued to residents and businesses in the city.
Pretoria - With less than four months before the local government elections, South Africans could soon welcome two new breakaway political parties.
Pretoria - The Department of Labour will leave no stone unturned in its drive to protect the rights of fishers, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana told scores of workers in Cape Agulhas on Friday.
Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is already hard at work to ensure matric results for 2011 surpasses last year's 70.7 percent pass rate.
Pretoria - The National Press Club has called on government to appoint a fully-fledged commission of enquiry to investigate the SABC as a matter of urgency.
Pretoria - The sentencing of three foreign nationals for the illegal possession of abalone is proof of the progress made in curbing such crimes, says the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).
Pretoria - Labour Minister Nelisiwe Oliphant has strongly condemned acts of violence and intimidation by striking truck drivers belonging to the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu).
Pretoria - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is on standby to provide humanitarian assistance to flood victims in the Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo.
Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Richard Baloyi congratulated the new leadership of the National Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) following a four-day national congress by the union.
Pretoria - Everton and Bafana Bafana winger, Steven Pienaar, has been withdrawn from the Bafana squad to face Sierra Leone in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next Sunday in Freetown.
Pretoria - The South African government is intensifying its flood relief efforts by putting aside R20 million to rebuild the country's infrastructure and offer assistance to households ravaged by the ongoing flash floods.
Pretoria - As South Africa embarks on its mission to build a developmental state, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says a strong public service is needed to help in realising this goal.
