South Africa

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has expressed sadness on the sudden passing of the Northern Cape Education MEC Grizelda Boniwe Cjiekella-Lecholo.

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has introduced a new set of performance standards for contractors in a bid to manage under-performance in the industry.

Pretoria – South Africa’s top researchers were celebrated for their continued pioneering work in advancing knowledge creation and innovation at the 2015 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards.

Pretoria – The National Executive and the judiciary held a historic meeting on Thursday to enhance the working relations between these two arms of the State.

Pretoria - Arts and Culture Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi in partnership with the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) will lead the unveiling of the memorial site of the first African woman to be banished by the apartheid regime.

Pretoria – A director of a container Logistics Company in Alberton has been arrested for allegedly cloning three heavy vehicles and misrepresenting them.

Cape Town - Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu says as the country commemorates Women’s Month, women need to join hands to fight crime as the perpetrators that terrorise communities are their children.

Johannesburg - While progress has been made by South Africa’s cities - which are the engines of the economy - backlogs still remain, says Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.

Cape Town – Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Kebby Maphatsoe says after a six year journey, the department will formally launch the South African Cape Corps Military Veterans Association (SACCMVA) during a three-day conference.

Pretoria - The Department of labour’s Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Directorate has launched the new Driven Machinery Regulations (DMR).

Pretoria – A newly created Employment Equity Template will make reporting by employers to the Department of Labour easier.

Pretoria – The stage is set for the 2015 Tshivenda Music Awards (TSHIMA), which is aimed at inspiring artists, song writers, producers and composers to continue to preserve and promote Tshivenda culture and language through music.

Pretoria – As Women’s Month draws to a close, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, will honour 500 women military veterans and struggle veterans from across the Nelson Mandela Metro on Saturday.

Pretoria - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been discharged from the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this morning meet the executive and the judiciary to discuss working relations between the two arms of the state.