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Deputy Minister visits Modderbee Correctional Centre

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Pretoria – Correctional Services Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla on Monday visited the Modderbee Correctional Centre in Gauteng as part of government’s approach to improve service delivery.

Ministry of Higher Education shocked by TUT murder

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Pretoria - The Higher Education and Training Ministry is shocked by the passing of Sinakhokonke Buyani Masuku, who was a first year student at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Soshanguve Campus.

NPA appeals Pistorious judgement, sentence

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Pretoria - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will today file the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence of Oscar Pistorius.

Denmark set to improve trade with SA

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Pretoria - Denmark is expected to improve trade relations with South Africa following a meeting between the two countries’ trade ministers.

Police give update on Meyiwa murder investigation

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Johannesburg - Police will no longer update the media on the murder investigation of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates skipper, Senzo Meyiwa, until they have made sufficient progress with their investigation.

SKA South African director to retire

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Pretoria - Director of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa Project, Dr Bernie Fanaroff, will retire from the SKA Project Office at the end of 2015.

Umalusi to consider load shedding for matric exams

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Pretoria - The Department of Basic Education says the Umalusi standardisation process will consider the issue of load shedding and its possible negative impact on learners’ results to ensure that no learner is disadvantaged due to load shedding.

Department probes claims of elder abuse

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Pretoria - The Department of Social Development in Western Cape has launched an investigation into serious allegations of elder abuse at the unregistered Serendipity Old Age Home.

SA marks National Disability Rights Awareness Month

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Pretoria – The process of finalising the National Disability Rights Policy, which includes a monitoring and Evaluation Framework is at an advanced stage, Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced on Monday.

East Road Bridge poses risk to motorists

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Pretoria - The severe structural damage to the East Road Bridge, which cuts across the N12 freeway near Eldorado Park, is a serious risk to motorists, says Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi.

Silo collapse results in load shedding across SA

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Johannesburg - Power utility Eskom says there will be load shedding across South Africa from this Sunday. Wednesday evening and the whole of Thursday are marked as high risk for power cuts.

Eskom to implement load shedding from Sunday

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Pretoria – Power utility Eskom says the power system is projected to be severely constrained due to the loss of 1 800 MW at the Majuba power station on Saturday.

Minister Hanekom leads tourism delegation to London

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Pretoria - Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom will lead a delegation of South African tourism marketers and product owners to the annual World Travel Market (WTM) tourism trade expo in London this week.