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Government outlines five year programme

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Pretoria - Government on Tuesday released a framework to guide its programmes over the next five years, providing with it a fiscal posturing of how and where it would spend its money over this term.

Police should not abuse power - Zuma

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has reiterated that government unequivocally opposes police who act outside the Constitution and the rule of law.

Clinton to host Mandela Day dinner on Wednesday

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New York - Former US President Bill Clinton will host an exclusive Mandela Day Gala Dinner and Auction at the stunning Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, ahead of Mandela Day.

Police Ministry addresses crime under-reporting

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Pretoria – The Police Ministry says it has noted media reports around the under-reporting of crime, based on a report released by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

Government outlines five year programme

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Pretoria - Government on Tuesday released a framework to guide its programmes over the next five years, providing with it a fiscal posturing of how and where it would spend its money over this term.

Corruption wont be tolerated - Minister

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Pretoria - Correctional Services Minister Nosiwe Mapisa-Nqakula says she hopes her decision to place two senior officials on precautionary suspension would send a strong message that corruption would not be tolerated in the department.

MTSF a map for government's progress

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The five-year Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) is to be used by government as a guide to planning, developing South Africa, allocating resources and for performance evaluation, writes Bathandwa Mbola.

Ekurhuleni improves water, electricity billing system

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Pretoria - Ekurhuleni has introduced a new way of doing things when it comes to the billing of water and electricity services: residents can now submit meter readings directly by SMS or arrange for after hour readings.

Leaders gather for Non-Aligned Movement summit

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Sharm el-Sheikh - The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held every three years, is set to open later this morning in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, with representatives from 118 member nations.

World gears up for Mandela Day

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Johannesburg - People around the globe are gearing up to celebrate Madiba's 91st birthday on Saturday by devoting 67 minutes of their time to local causes as the world sings "Happy birthday" to its favourite person.

SA, Switzerland deepen ties

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Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has arrived in Switzerland, where he will co-chair the South Africa-Switzerland (SA-SWISS) 3rd Annual High Level Consultations with his Swiss counterpart, State Secretary Peter Maurer.

SA man extradited to UK on murder charge

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Pretoria - A South African man, who is wanted in the United Kingdom (UK) for the murder of a six-year-old child, will be extradited to that country on Tuesday.

Thousands of impoverished to get decent homes

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Tzaneen - The Greater Tzaneen local municipality has begun formalising Mbambamencisi informal settlement near Nkowankowa outside Tzaneen to give thousands of poor people access to houses, electricity and running water for the first time in their lives.