South Africa

Pretoria – The Department of Humans Settlements says the clearing of the title deeds backlog will be one of its top priorities this year.

Cape Town – Justice Minister Michael Masutha has sent his condolences to the families of Karabo Mokoena and Courtney Pieters.

Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi will convene a meeting on Friday to revive the National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF), as part of government efforts to root out corruption.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen says his Department is making strides to tackle and root out corruption in the local government sphere.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will today visit the family of three-year-old Courtney Pieters, who was found murdered and buried in a shallow grave in Elsies River in Cape Town.

Pretoria - Despite new amendments to legislation, the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) remains committed to its mandate of changing lives in South Africa, it said on Thursday.

Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen says abusers, murderers and rapists have no place in South Africa.

Pretoria - The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says it will work with the Hawks to ensure that there is proper investigation into the corruption allegations in the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP).

Pretoria – For many years, destitute families in White City endured harsh winter seasons in dilapidated and leaking houses but this winter, families will feel warm and safe in their own decent homes.

Pretoria - The Department of Women says community leaders must engage with their communities to help prevent abuse and violence against women and children 365 days of the year.

Pretoria – The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially opened Randgate Clinic to the community of Randfontein and surrounding areas.

Pretoria - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has warned the public about bogus letters or emails purporting to be from him or other senior public officials.

Pretoria – South African Tourism has used the 2017 Tourism Indaba in Durban as a launch pad for its ‘I Do Tourism (IDT)’ campaign.

Pretoria - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has been allocated a budget of R430 million and the funds will be focused primarily on youth entrepreneurship and the National Youth Service Programme.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize says her department will put more emphasis on the modernisation of Home Affairs systems, processes and human resources to improve its service offering.