Cape Town – The Department of Home Affairs’ new smart ID card is a step in the right direction and will help combat identity fraud, former President FW de Klerk said today after receiving his new smart ID card.
Pretoria – The Department of Water Affairs is making good progress in efforts to eradicate unlawful irrigation in the Vaal River System by 2014, with the intervention already having stopped 51 million cubic meters per annum of unlawful water use.
Johannesburg – Four days before the Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Nkosiphendule Kolisile, died in a tragic accident along with his driver and bodyguard, he sent a message to all his staff and told them that they were the umbilical cord between the public service and the people of Gauteng.
Johannesburg – Unless government intensifies its anti-rhino poaching measures, South Africa will have a serious problem in dealing with an ever growing demand for the horn in Asian countries, a conservation expert has said.
Pretoria - Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has, on behalf of the Gauteng Provincial Government, extended condolences to the family of former Chief Justice Pius Langa, who died on Wednesday morning.
Pretoria - The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Noxolo Kiviet, has conveyed her deepest sympathy to both the Langa family and the entire legal fraternity following the passing of former Chief Justice Pius Langa.
Pretoria - The Westminster Magistrates Court has ruled that Shrien Dewani is to be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for orchestrating the murder of his wife, Anni.
Cape Town – The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has significantly ramped up grant incentives to small businesses in the last year, which will help these firms acquire new technology and machinery, and to put in place various measures to help them improve their competitiveness and grow employment.
Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 5.5% in June, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Wednesday.
Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works - Mtubatuba Sub-District Office - scooped the Gold Award at the Premier’s Service Excellence Awards.
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the family of former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Pius Langa, who passed away at a Johannesburg Hospital this morning.
Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has condemned the attack on two police officers in Nyanga in the Western Cape.
Pretoria - Rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal will have access to basic services, and will enjoy sustainable prosperity through viable development and growing economies by 2030.
Pretoria – The revamped Medical Admissions Ward 20 at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital will help staff at the healthcare facility to cope better with the heavy patient load, says Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo.
Pretoria – The City of Johannesburg is to spend about R30 billion on infrastructure developments and service delivery in the next three years, says Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau.
