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SA participates in int'l telecoms conference

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Dina Pule is heading a South African delegation to Geneva that will participate in the International Telecommunication Union's World Radio communications Conference.

Arts and culture projects, strategy to create thousands of jobs

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Cape Town - The Department of Arts and Culture is aiming to create tens of thousands of jobs through its rolling out of 28 heritage projects and with the launch of various new programmes under a new arts strategy, the Minister of Arts and Culture Paul Mashatile revealed in his Budget Vote speech on Thursday.

Communities urged to build own homes

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East London - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale says people should start building their own homes and stop relying on government alone to provide RDP houses.

Shiceka to receive official funeral

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared that former Minister of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs Sicelo Shiceka is to receive an official funeral.

SA urged to promote unity, reconciliation

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says "phenomenal strides" have been made in the past 18 years in promoting national unity and reconciliation among South Africans.

Nzimande appoints transformation committee

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Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has appointed University of KwaZulu-Natal Vice Chancellor Professor Malegapuru Makgoba to head the Ministerial Oversight Committee on Transformation.

Gigaba appoints SAA acting CEO, chairperson

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Pretoria - Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba, has appointed South African Airways (SAA) executive chairperson Vuyisile Kona as the airline's acting CEO.

Agriculture plan to create jobs

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The Gauteng Department of Agriculture has developed a bold plan that will create more jobs for the province's unemployed women and youth.

Govt's HIV and Aids prevention efforts bearing fruit

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Pretoria - The HIV epidemic in South Africa has in the last six years shown stabilisation and the country is on its way to reaching the Aids Millennium Development Goal of reducing the HIV prevalence rate to 25% by 2015.

Cabinet assures public on remission of sentences

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Pretoria - Cabinet has once again reassured the public that all steps in line with the expectation of the Constitution have been taken to ensure that these remission of sentences do not result in unintended consequences.

Public hearings into economic zones kick-off

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Pretoria - The economic zones that are proposed in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Bill will boost the economic growth of KwaZulu-Natal, says Economic Development and Tourism MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu.