Cape Town - The plan to set up regional electricity distribution (REDS) has been halted with immediate effect, Collins Chabane the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation said today.
Pretoria - A new magazine is to be piloted to help public sector executives and managers improve the quality of the services they provide by reporting on management innovations and showcasing best practices within the sector.
Pretoria - South Africa is to get two more Metropolitan Municipalities after next year's local government elections, according to Chairperson of the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), Landiwe Mahlangu.
Johannesburg - Employees from the public and private sectors today joined hands in the fight against corruption by signing a pledge recommitting them to blow the whistle on corruption in their workplaces.
Pretoria - National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele feels vindicated by some of the findings of the Public Protector's investigation into a R500 million lease agreement for police headquarters in Pretoria.
Cape Town - Government will spend an additional R1.4 billion on Further Education and Training over the next three years, bringing the total allocation to the sector to R14.3 billion over the period.
Durban - The Water and Energy Summit currently underway in KwaZulu-Natal is bringing into sharp focus the country's water problems and possible solutions are being tabled on how to best deal cope with the situation.
Cape Town - Spending on education has once again remained high on government's priorities with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday announcing an allocation of more than R189 billion to the sector, up by 9.7 percent as compared to last year.
Cape Town - The State's old age and disability grants will rise by between R20 and R60 to up to R1 160 a month while the child support grant will increase from R250 to R260 in April.
Cape Town - Government is to spend more than R10 billion in the next year on restoring the country's transport infrastructure, which will include an improvement of national and provincial roads and the ailing rail network system.
Cape Town - Government will in the next year pump billions of rands into the country's fight against crime with more than R2 billion set aside to increase police personnel from the current 190 000 to 202 260 in 2014.
Pretoria - Banyana Banyana will use their international friendly against Zimbabwe on 22 December as part of their preparations for their 2011 campaign which includes key London 2012 Olympic qualifying fixtures.
Cape Town - Fighting corruption and fraud in the public service remains high on the agenda of government, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday, as he warned that the state will not tolerate losing billions of Rands in maladministration.
Midrand - In what has been described as a historic day for the country, South Africa launched its national space agency on Thursday.
Pretoria - The country has a new slogan which has been approved by Cabinet.
