Pretoria - Today South Africans countrywide are celebrating the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994 when millions of people, for the first time, exercised their right to vote.
Jane Furse - A successful democracy depends on how people relate to each other and the State, said Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale on Tuesday.
Deputy President of the Republic, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers,
Chancellor of the National Orders, Distinguished recipients of the National Orders and their families,
Pretoria- Eskom and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are set to continue talks today after the power parastatal secured a court interdict preventing workers from embarking on strike action
Ministers and Deputy Ministers,
Premier and MECs,
Mayor of Tshwane Dr Ramokgopa;
Fellow South Africans,
Pretoria- The Gautrain will ferry its first passengers from June 8, three days before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup.
Bloemfontein - Free State Social Development MEC, Sisi Ntombela, has funded two youth projects in Odendaalsrus in an effort to assist them with the running of their projects.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is confident government will continue to work hard to improve the lives of South Africans as the country marks 16 years of freedom and democracy.
Pretoria - Home Affairs is to unveil a system today to help facilitate the secure movement of people in and out of the country in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Bushbuckridge - The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) held a community meeting in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, on Saturday to educate communities about its role as police watchdog.
Pretoria - The Gauteng Health Department has increased security at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital following concerns over staff safety, Heath MEC Qedani Mahlangu announced on Wednesday.
Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters
Honourable Premier and MECs present,
Honourable Executive Mayor,
Members of the business community,
Leaders of various community formations
Distinguished Guests,
We meet just a day after Freedom Day, a day of celebrating the hard-fought and hard-won constitutional and non-racial democracy we have come to enjoy.
Johannesburg - A new system that will facilitate the secure movement of tourists into and out of the country and ensure their speedier processing at ports of entry was introduced on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March fell to 5.1 percent in line with market expectations.
Pretoria - The Presidency on Wednesday announced the resignation of Jessie Duarte as its Chief Operating Officer.
