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Kriel water supply restored ahead of schedule

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Pretoria - The water supply to Kriel in Emalahleni Local Municipality was successfully restored on Friday well ahead of the scheduled date, says the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

NW to address housing backlog

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Pretoria - The North West government says it will use alternative building methods to address the housing backlog in the province.

Municipalities expected to improve performance

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Pretoria - Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Pravin Gordhan says his department over the next few months will intensify the monitoring of municipalities to ensure that they get the support they need to improve their performance.

Freedom Park launches storytelling festival

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Pretoria – Freedom Park has launched an International Storytelling Festival aimed at bringing together arts and culture practitioners and academics together for knowledge sharing.

Mtubatuba to elect new council

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Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube has urged the community of Mtubatuba to support the departmental intervention in the municipality and prepare to elect a new council.

Fight against bank-related crimes to be intensified

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) have recommitted themselves to cooperating in intensifying the fight against bank-related and cash-in-transit crimes.

SADC committed to peace in post-election Lesotho

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Pretoria - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is committed to the peace process in Lesotho after the recent parliamentary elections, says Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa.

State Security to probe espionage claims

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Pretoria - Government says it has noted with great concern the allegations of espionage against the Head of the Office of the Public Protector and certain political leaders in the country.

Public Works commends Working on Fire team

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Pretoria - The Department of Public Works has commended its Expanded Public Works Programme's Working on Fire team that is part of the operation battling to extinguish the devastating fires raging in Cape Town.