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Beware of Postbank scam

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Pretoria - Postbank has warned its customers about a scam in which customers are misled to disclose their banking and other personal information to parties which use it to generate fraudulent debit orders from their accounts.

Liquor confiscated in alcohol blitz

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Pretoria - Liquor and fridges worth R200 000 were confiscated at the weekend in a joint operation between the National Liquor Authority and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).

SAPS confirms blue light vehicle killed pedestrian

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) says a case of homicide is under investigation following the death of a pedestrian after being knocked over by a member of the Presidential Protection Unit.

Freedom fighter Griffiths Mxenge remembered

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended words of comfort to the Mxenge family on the 35th anniversary of the brutal murder of revered human rights lawyer and freedom fighter, Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge, which took place on 19 November 1981.

President Zuma sends condolences to India

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has conveyed a message of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India following a fatal train accident.

Tourism best functioning department of the year

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Pretoria - The Department of Tourism has received the top accolade at the 2016 National Batho Pele Excellence Awards (NBPEA) for being the Best Functioning National Department of the Year.

Condolences to families of Hartbeespoort boat fire

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Pretoria - North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has expressed sadness over the reported death of four people, who died when a ferry carrying 200 passengers on the Hartbeespoort Dam caught fire on Saturday afternoon.

Youth encouraged to act on available opportunities

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Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged the youth of South Africa to act on the opportunities available to them, so that there is no regret or sorrow when they look back at their lives.

Report of panel of advisors on national minimum wage to be released

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Pretoria - Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday at the NEDLAC offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg, release the report of the Panel of Advisors appointed to advise NEDLAC on the level at which South Africa's National Minimum Wage should be set.

Government hard at work – President Zuma

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma says government will not rest while there are people who go to bed hungry, feel unsafe, and have no electricity and water and other basic services.

President Zuma condemns Mlotshwa's painful treatment

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Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has strongly condemned the painful treatment meted out to Victor Mlotshwa from Middleburg, who was beaten up and put in a coffin alive by two men who reportedly accused him of trespassing.

SA, Russia commit to implement trade pacts

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Pretoria – Representatives of South Africa and Russia say while there has been progress made to upscale trade between the two countries, focus should be on implementing the agreements that already exist to realise mutual growth objectives.

Decisive action needed to steer SA from despair to hope

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Pretoria – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says decisive action is needed to steer the country from despair to hope, from a narrative of lack to a story of opportunity, from a chronicle of deprivation to a testament of prosperity.