National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA) application for Parliament to reconvene to establish an ad hoc committee on Eskom and inquire into circumstances surrounding the prevailing energy crisis.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says all parties set to participate in the 8 May elections did agree to the process to determine the order of the national and provincial ballot papers.
Energy efficiency is the short term answer to balancing electricity supply and demand, says Energy Minister Jeff Radebe.
Communications Deputy Minister Pinky Kekana says government has a long-term vision to partly address the cybersecurity skills shortage in the country.
The Iconic Map of Africa Monument has been unveiled at the Southernmost tip of Africa in the Agulhas National Park in the Southern Overberg region of the Western Cape.
Western Sahara President Brahim Ghali has urged the African Union, the United Nations and Morocco to fast-track the long delayed referendum on the self-determination of the Arab nation.
Soweto residents have been given a second chance to obtain their matric certificate as part of the Basic Education Department’s Second Chance Matric Programme.
A few moments of pain and emotion stand out in South Africa’s young democracy. One of these was an image of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu being overcome by emotion during the highly-charged Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s where testimonies of South Africa’s difficult past – how apartheid activists went missing and how some were executed by ruthless police officers – were narrated.
North West Premier, Professor Job Mokgoro, will today engage the community of Bloemhof in a bid to tackle gang related violence.
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies will later this week launch the refurbished Ga-Rankuwa Industrial Park.
The Department of Labour took its awareness drive on the implementation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act to Chinese employers.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has welcomed the adoption of the Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) for Phase 1 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to Inkatha Freedom Party President, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, following the death of his wife.
The SADC Ministers Solidarity Conference with Western Sahara will serve to remind the region that Africa will not be truly free until the last colony, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, is decolonised, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has welcomed the announcement by Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor of availing close to a billion rands for the purposes of settling the historic debt owed by students to universities.
