Johannesburg - Monwabisi Kalawe has been appointed South African Airways (SAA) new Chief Executive Officer - expected to bring stability to the national carrier, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba, announced on Friday.
Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the publication of the Electoral Amendment Bill, 2013 for public comment.
Pretoria - Cabinet has commended the volunteers who formed part of the humanitarian mission, led by the Gift of the Givers, to Syria.
Pretoria – Cabinet this week received a report on the performance of the President Hotline which was launched in October 2009 to make government more accessible.
Pretoria - Cabinet has approved the hosting of the third Africa-India Ministers of Trade Meeting, scheduled to be held this year.
Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, 2013, to Parliament.
Pretoria – Government says it remains committed to timeous payment of small businesses that render services to the state.
Pretoria - Cabinet has lauded the “ground-breaking” intervention by the Department of Health to introduce the fixed-dose combination of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to improve the health profile of all people living with HIV.
Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the launch of the Small Claims Court in Soweto, calling it a significant milestone.
Pretoria - Cabinet has approved that South Africa’s Periodic Report on the United Nations (UN) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) for the period 2002 to 2011 be submitted to the United Nations.
Pretoria – Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the department will not allow the abuse of overtime by health professionals.
Pretoria - The Department of Mineral Resources has welcomed the judgement handed down by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in the long and embattled case brought against it by commercial agricultural organisation, Agri SA.
Pretoria – Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Mondli Gungubele has expressed confidence in the city’s ability to host Africa’s first Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) next week.
Any organisation that stands still; refusing to change, innovate and learn from the past is doomed to fail in today’s globally competitive world. Since 1994 the Public Service in South Africa has constantly adapted and changed in line with the needs of society. Some may argue that the pace of change has been too slow, or that it has not fully served the needs of the people.
Over the past two decades, we have lived through history as it unfolded right before our eyes. Who can forget the hope we felt when former President Nelson Mandela was released from prison, or the pride we felt when we voted for the first time in 1994, and how we cried with joy at the birth of our new nation.
