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Minister demands action on road safety strategy review

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Cape Town – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters says transport authorities must move swiftly to finalise the review of the National Road Safety Strategy, as it is crucial in contributing towards reducing carnage on the country’s roads.

Cuba an opening market for investors

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cuba is an opening market and it is wise for South African companies to invest in that country.

Cabinet members bound by ethics code

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet Ministers are bound by the prescripts of the Executive Ethics Code, which blocks them from misusing their positions of authority to benefit themselves.

BRICS countries can learn from each other

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Pretoria – BRICS member states – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - share many similarities when it comes to competition policy, South Africa’s Competition Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele says.

No unabridged certificate for visa exempt countries

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says minors travelling from visa-exempt countries will no longer need to produce an unabridged birth certificate and parental consent at South Africa’s ports of entry.

Woman jailed for identity theft

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Pretoria - A woman has been sentenced to a year in prison without the option of paying a fine for using the identity of another woman to obtain a driver’s licence.

Deputy President addresses Marikana summons

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Cape Town – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says it would not be appropriate for him to comment on processes related to the Marikana civil claims as summons have been served on him.

Hoot against violence against women and children

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Cape Town – Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu, has called on motorists to hoot and switch on their vehicle hazard lights for five minutes, on 19 November, to raise awareness on violence against women and children.

More to be done in media transformation

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, says South Africa has made significant progress in terms of media transformation, however there is still much to be done.

BRICS countries urged to share technical expertise

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Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has encouraged BRICS member states to look at how they can craft cooperation arrangements that will enable the sharing of technical expertise.

Development for Mamelodi residents

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Pretoria - Residents of Mamelodi, east of Pretoria and the surrounding areas will no longer have to travel to town for shopping once the building of a mall at the Denneboom train station, has been completed.

Eskom submits RCA application

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Pretoria - Eskom has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for the evaluation and approval of the regulatory clearing account (RCA) balance for the first year of the third multi-year price determination (MYPD3) amounting to R22.8 billion.