President Jacob Zuma was encouraged by the response of students he met at TUT (Tshwane University of Technology). He said it was indicative of the message that education as the apex priority for the country has been received far and wide.
Pretoria – The 3-year-old male lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park outside Beaufort West has been successfully recaptured.
Cape Town – Purchases of electricity by municipalities have decreased by 4.4% between the quarters ended December 2014 and March 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.
Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs on Tuesday kicked off a two-day colloquium in Pretoria to deliberate on South Africa’s international migration policy.
Pretoria – North West MEC for Local Government and Human Settlements, Collen Maine, has ordered an investigation and an end to the illegal occupation of the newly built low cost houses at Coligny, under the Ditsobotla Municipality.
Pretoria – Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport has reassured thousands of commuters in the Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Sedibeng municipalities that they will not be affected by Putco bus service disruptions.
Pretoria – Deputy Minister for National Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, says African challenges cannot be dealt with without academic excellence.
Pretoria – A partnership between the Department of Small Business Development and Eskom will see young people from Sasolburg and Port St Johns benefit from a programme which will provide mobile kiosks.
Johannesburg - Thousands of learners and teachers from different schools across South Africa gathered on Monday for the opening ceremony of the 2015 South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod (SASCE) National Championships.
At the beginning of this year, President Jacob Zuma boldly declared 2015 as the Year of the Freedom Charter and Unity in Action. He called on all sectors of society to embrace the Freedom Charter; this year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic document, which was penned in Kliptown, Soweto, in 1955.
Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to reject Eskom’s selection re-opener application for a 25 percent increase in tariffs.
Pretoria – Promoting water use efficiency and water quality management is taking centre stage at the annual Youth Water and Sanitation Summit currently underway in Boksburg.
Pretoria - Advanced manufacturing has the potential to drive industrialisation and create sustainable jobs, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
Pretoria - The Public Utility Transport Corporation (Putco), which runs a bus service for thousands of commuters every day, on Monday announced plans to cancel its services in three Gauteng municipalities.
Pretoria - Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa has been urgently sent to Lesotho to consult with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
