The first day of the voter registration started on a positive note with over 73 000 election officials reporting for duty at some 22 600 voting stations around the country to help voters register and update their details on the voters’ roll.
South Africans, young and old, are showing interest in exercising their democratic right to vote during the 2019 elections. This was evident on Saturday as many went out to register to vote and check their addresses on the voters’ roll.
Higher Education and Training Minister, Naledi Pandor has urged leaders of big business to secure partnerships with the department to implement programmes for training artisans and entrepreneurs in a range of sectors.
The Department of Transport has called on all operators in the public transport industry to desist from any acts of violence and intimidation.
The public has until the end of April to comment on a discussion paper on payroll deductions covering all employees in the public and private sector.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has appointed a team of debt collectors to recover R16.6 billion worth of debt owed to the revenue service.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Zwelini Mkhize, has called on South Africans to register to vote and check their addresses on the voters’ roll this weekend to secure their 2019 vote.
South Africa and the Seychelles will this year mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has warned criminals that police action will continue to be tough and that they must retreat or regret it.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says eight additional Listeriosis cases have been reported in the past week.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sectors created an additional 39 000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2017, says Stats SA.
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete says the national department has been providing support to the City of Cape Town during what has been its worst drought in years.
Barriers to trade will be under the spotlight at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) annual meetings to be held in Gauteng next week.
Eligible South Africans have been urged by government to register to vote and update their addresses on the voters’ roll this weekend.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura has followed through on the commitment he made during the State of the Province Address last week to shut down illegal businesses in the inner cities and townships.
