The successful local government elections held on August 3 build on the solid foundation laid by local government in the past 15 years. In this time remarkable progress has been made in accelerating the provision of basic services to the poor.
Pretoria - Eskom has reached a two-year wage agreement with its trade unions, which effectively brings an end to this week’s illegal strike action.
Pretoria – The innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) to accurately predict drought-stricken environments has proved to be a winning formula for a young Free State researcher.
Pretoria – The Department of Transport is busy on a process to standardise, as well as improve, the security features of the South African motor vehicle number plate.
Pretoria - Members of the extradition unit of Interpol have arrested a wanted United States fugitive, who has been on the run since 2009.
Pretoria - South Africa’s strengthening rand has made a contribution to the country regaining the title of the continent’s largest economy in nominal terms.
Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says it is pleased with the attendance at schools in the Vuwani area and that schools that were severely damaged by fires are going an extra mile to ensure that the catch up process begins.
Pretoria - Water outages in Agisang and Sannieshof in the North West have been resolved and water supply is now fully restored, said the Department of Water and Sanitation.
Pretoria - Eskom has been ranked sixth in the world in an index of the most gender-diverse power utilities.
Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi is expected to attend the annual conference of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ), which will take place in Cape Town, on Friday.
Pretoria - The nomination process for the next Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and eight Commissioners of the African Union (AU) Commission has been re-opened.
Pretoria - Communities across the country are set to benefit from the services of the re-established Department of Water and Sanitation’s call centre.
Pretoria - As part of the ongoing campaign to protect girls against cervical cancer, the Gauteng Departments of Health and Education are in the process of rolling out a province-wide second dose vaccination campaign to protect girls from being infected with Human Papillomavirus (HPV).
Pretoria - Mugoidwa Secondary School in the Tshivhulana Village in Vuwani, Limpopo, was set alight on Tuesday night in an act of vandalism.
Pretoria - Eskom has suspended three senior managers at its Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape.
