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President not angry about e-tolls position

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Pretoria - The Presidency on Monday said media reports stating that President Jacob Zuma is angry about the stance of the African National Congress (ANC) on e-tolls are baseless and incorrect.

President prioritises economy, local government

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will in the next few weeks prioritise the economy and local government by handing over the operator permit for the Dube Trade Port IDZ and by taking forward the work done during the launch of the Back to Basics campaign.

Fight against Ebola hampered by gaps in data, hidden cases

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Geneva - Ebola's rapid spread through West Africa has been quickened by the difficulty of keeping track of the deadly disease, and filling in the huge gaps in knowledge about the epidemic is key to eventually containing it, health experts say.

5 000 houses for Military Veterans by 2017

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Pretoria - The Department of Human Settlements says it will built over 5 000 houses for military veterans in less than three years in all nine provinces to cater for all military veterans identified to have a need for housing.

Women put a stop to noncompliance on the road

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Pretoria - Three foreign national were arrested for not having proper documentation during a multi-disciplinary roadblock led by women in Law Enforcement in the Northern Cape on Friday.

NW joint operation centre to deal with anarchy

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Pretoria - The Department of Local Government and Human Settlements in the North West has established a Joint Operation Centre to deal with any threats and anarchy that might arise in Ngaka Modiri Molema Districta Municipality.

Big Walk to healthy lifestyle

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Pretoria - Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula says he is happy that more elderly citizens participated in the Big Walk this year to mitigate the increase of undesirable diseases.

Post-mortems completed on Nigeria building victims

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Pretoria - Post-mortems on all 116 deceased, who died when the guesthouse belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria collapsed last month, have been completed, government said on Friday.

Food donation drive to feed the hungry

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Johannesburg – The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Bheki Cele, has appealed to South Africans to donate food items to 12 million people who go to bed hungry.

Nersa announces implementation plan for Eskom

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Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) on Friday announced the implementation plan of the Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) balance of R7.8 million for power utility Eskom.

Condolences sent to Chinese families

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Pretoria - The North West MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono, on Friday sent condolences to the families of four Chinese tourists, who lost their lives in a recent accident on the R556 road.

Presidency clarifies Nobel Laureates Summit suspension

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Pretoria - The Presidency says comments by Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille, where she blamed government for the cancellation of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Laureates, are inaccurate and misleading.