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President Zuma extends SANDF troops’ deployment

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has informed Parliament of the extension of the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan until April 2014.

Support needed as drought hits NW

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Pretoria - The North West province has put in place dedicated funding for emergency relief to mitigate the effects of drought on livestock in the province.

State would need to prove public use, interest in expropriation

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Cape Town – Government departments and municipalities wishing to expropriate property under a new Expropriation Bill will have to conduct a thorough investigation to prove that any expropriation will be done so in the interest of the public, or that property will be put to public use, the Deputy Minister of Public Works Jeremy Cronin says.

School suspends learner involved in stabbing incident

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Pretoria - The Head of the Gauteng Department of Education has instituted an independent investigation into the incident,where a learner at DF Malan High School in Meyerton was stabbed on Tuesday morning.

Telkom to pay R449m administrative penalty

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Pretoria – Telkom will have to pay a penalty of R449 million, which had been imposed on the company by the Competition Tribunal last year for abusing its dominance in the telecommunications market between 1999 and 2004.

R10m skills project in memory of Anene Booysen

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Pretoria – In memory of Anene Booysen, Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has initiated a R10 million skills development and job-creation investment in construction-related programmes to benefit the Bredasdorp community.

//hapo museum to open at Freedom Park

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Pretoria – Freedom Park will open the doors to its new //hapo museum next week to memorialise those who gave their lives in the struggle for freedom.

SAA, Jet Airways reach new heights

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Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) and Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, have announced a code share agreement that will enable seamless air travel connectivity to several business centres in India and South Africa.

N1-N2 Winelands improvements to create jobs

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Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has rejected reports that the planned upgrades along the N1-N2 Winelands route will affect the poor communities along the route, saying these reports are “misleading”.

Govt outraged at assault video

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Pretoria - Government is outraged at a brutal attack of an elderly woman in Jane Furse, Sekhukhune District, in Limpopo.