Johannesburg – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has announced that the department will regrettably be withdrawing a total of 88 000 tablets from schools across the province following the recent spate of burglaries.
Pretoria - Cabinet has reiterated that Operation Fiela/Reclaim 2015 is not targeted at foreign nationals but at the criminality within the country as unmasked through a series of consultations with communities.
Cape Town – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says Robben Island, one of the world’s top tourist attraction spots, will soon generate its power from solar panels.
Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the rolling out of mobile land claims offices throughout the country, says Acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams.
Pretoria – The coronation of King of AmaXhosa, King Mpendulo Calvin Sigcawu (Ah! Zwelonke), will take place on Friday at the Nqadu Great Place in Willowvale, in the Eastern Cape.
Pretoria - Cabinet has extended its condolences to the family and friends of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, following her passing on Tuesday.
Pretoria – Cabinet has encouraged South Africans, especially the youth, to work together to strengthen their participation in the affairs of the country during Africa Month.
Pretoria – Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina has encouraged production houses at the 68th Annual Cannes International Film Festival to use South Africa as a location for films.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will this afternoon answer oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a special official funeral for the late struggle stalwart, Ruth Mompati.
Pretoria - The Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday condemned the attempted coup in Burundi and called for the return to constitutional order.
Pretoria – The Dignity Dreams Nelson Mandela Day Campaign is a non-profit organisation which has set an ambitious goal to raise funds to distribute 18 000 dignity dream packs to young girls by 18 July 2015.
Cape Town – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says transformation in institutions of higher learning will be his main focus in the current financial year.
Cape Town – Minister for Women in the Presidency, Susan Shabangu, says her department will be working with Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to ensure that funding of women projects is adequate.
Pretoria - Power utility Eskom says there is currently no planned load shedding as there is enough generating capacity to meet the demand.
