Johannesburg - The City of Ekurhuleni says it wants to transform historically disadvantaged townships into viable commercial business areas through its ambitious Township Economy Programme.
Pretoria - About 82 informal settlements are currently being assessed and categorised for upgrading as part of the National Upgrading Support Programme in the priority mining towns.
Pretoria – Negotiations to repatriate the bodies of South African anti-apartheid activists Moses Kotane and JB Marks from Russia are continuing, says government.
Pretoria - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) stands ready to protect the rand’s value, says Deputy Governor Daniel Mminele.
Pretoria – South African National Parks (SANParks), Coal of Africa and the Department of Environmental Affairs have signed a historic biodiversity offset agreement (BOA) for Vele Colliery.
Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega has welcomed the conviction of two men by the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court for attempting to bribe the Diepsloot police station commander.
Pretoria - Police on Wednesday arrested three suspects with a possible link to a business robbery in Tulisa Park, Alberton.
Pretoria - Police have put together a team of detectives to investigate the death of a Moroccan consul, whose body was found at a guesthouse in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Pretoria - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan says national government has looked at ways of strengthening municipalities at district level in order to improve the overall performance of local government.
Pretoria - The Department of Mineral Resources will develop the skills of young people and mineworkers to address the needs of the mining industry as it evolves.
Cape Town – Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she will study the findings and recommendations of the report of the Ministerial Commission of Inquiry that probed the inhumane evictions of families in Lwandle, Cape Town.
Pretoria - Deputy Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the country can only move forward when South Africans are informed about government’s programme of action.
Boksburg - The Public Service Commission (PSC) has called for transparency and accountability in order to build a South Africa where all citizens enjoy a high standard of living.
Pretoria - Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula has confirmed that it’s all systems go in preparation for the 91 247 candidates to write their National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations.
Pretoria - The national public hearings into the garden and landscaping services sector continue today, with a hearing in KwaZulu-Natal.
