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Sexwale spends a night with Diepsloot residents

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Johannesburg - Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale spent Monday night in the strife-torn informal settlement of Diepsloot as part of his "sincere listen campaign" to get first hand experience on the living conditions of the people there.

ACSA tells passengers not to worry

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Pretoria - Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) has advised passengers not to panic or change their travel plans in the wake of feared low fuel levels at the OR Tambo International Airport.

Athletics SA coach resigns

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Pretoria - Wilfred Daniels announced his resignation as Athletics South Africa coach at the weekend.

Health Minister launches Child Health Week

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Pretoria - In a further effort to reduce the number of deaths of children under the age of five in South Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will launch National Child Health Week later today.

SKA opens up galaxy of possibilities

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Johannesburg – Project Director of the South African Square Kilometre Array (SKA), Dr Bernie Fanaroff, says South Africans, particularly the youth, should take advantage of the world of possibilities that will be created through the SKA.

Ministerial team to visit Balfour community

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Balfour - President Jacob Zuma has sent a top government delegation to visit the community of Balfour to deal with the issues of poor service delivery in the area.

NCOP embarks on annual Provincial Week

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Cape Town - Members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will this week meet with leaders of the nine provinces to assess measures that are being put in place for quality service delivery.

New energy saving game on MXit

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Vryburg - A new game, called the Save It! Digital game, available free on the internet and on MXit, is set to keep youngsters entertained for hours, while teaching them to save energy.

Renewable energy to make up 42% of new electricity

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Cape Town - A total of 42 percent of all new electricity generation will be expected to come from renewable energy over the next 20 years, with the approval of the Department of Energy's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010 plan, said the Director General of Energy Nelisiwe Magubane today.