Cape Town - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has vowed to put the brakes on the department's wasteful spending - and one of her immediate plans is to appoint a Chief Financial Officer who will review the budget structure.
Cape Town - Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has hinted at the possible introduction of an exclusive educational facility for prisoners.
Pretoria - The Ministry of International Relations is undertaking international road shows aimed at building up football fever ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Johannesburg - It's all systems go for the country's first ever HIV and AIDS campaign, which expects millions of South Africans to get tested for the disease.
Pretoria – Public hearings on wages in the taxi and hospitality industries, hosted by the Department of Labour, were held in the Mpumalanga region on Wednesday.
Pretoria - The Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has described the appointment of a woman as CEO of SAA as a step in the right direction
Pretoria - The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.5 percent to the delight of many South Africans.
Pretoria – Police in Phalaborwa have arrested five suspected rhino poachers, who are believed to have been on their way to poach rhinos in the Kruger National Park.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has called on the developing world, to work together to find innovative ways to advance an alternative economic order that supports development.
Pretoria - South African correctional centres were designed for men, and are not appropriate for women's needs, says Correctional Services Deputy Minister, Hlengiwe Mkhize.
Pretoria - The South African delegation will use the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women to share the country's best practices and learn from other countries' innovations regarding gender equality.
Pretoria - Transport Minister Sbusiso Ndebele has congratulated newly appointed Director-General Mangisi George Mahlalela.
Johannesburg - The private healthcare sector has pledged millions of rands to government's HIV Counselling and Testing (HTC) campaign.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will officially open the OR Tambo School of Leadership in Uganda today as he wraps up his state visit.
Pretoria - The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has welcomed the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points.
