Johannesburg - Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said South Africa is committed to reducing its emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), but for the country to achieve this, it would require extensive international financial and technical support.
Pretoria - The Presidential Hotline has recorded high call volumes on its second day of operation.
Johannesburg - The new Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities has made a commitment to work with health professionals to ensure that women have easy access to health services.
Pretoria - The launch of the much-awaited R26 million Sumbandila Satellite has been postponed.
Johannesburg - Witwatersrand University management have said they will take swift disciplinary action against those who disrupt lectures.
Badplaas - The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has said it will investigate and take stringent action against any police officer found to have abused and tortured any member of the public.
Pietemaritzburg - The second phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has been rolled out in KwaZulu-Natal, following the success of phase one in the province.
Cape Town - The efficiency of the President's office was called into question in Parliament earlier today, when it was revealed that a letter from the President arrived at the offices of opposition parties, late.
Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says government will not tolerate any conduct by public officials that is in breach of the law or public service regulations.
Cape Town - As part of improving the quality of the education system, government will set performance measures to ensure that the "non-negotiables" are implemented at schools.
Pretoria - The public has been urged to first pursue local and provincial complaints structures before escalating their service delivery complaints to the Presidential Hotline
Pretoria - The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, has condemned in the strongest terms possible the acts of South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who protested in Pretoria despite an interdict against the march.
Johannesburg - Police have been called in to monitor protesting Witwatersrand University students who disrupted lectures earlier today.
Cape Town - The publicised strike and subsequent absenteeism of large numbers of soldiers from their bases leaves the country's national security at risk, says Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu.
Johannesburg – Downtown Studios and the surrounding areas are to get a make-over, with government committing to make it South Africa's first music hub centre.
