Pretoria - Government has empowered women in the environmental sector by providing bursaries, learnership programmes and funding their enterprises, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molelwa said.
Pretoria – The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality in the North West has received sewer machinery worth R1.2 million to resolve the issue of continuous sewage spillages which cause a stench in the area.
Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has welcomed the agreement between Medunsa students and university management which ended a two-week student strike.
Pretoria - South Africa’s improvement of seven pillars in the 2014/15 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index is an indication of the country’s collective efforts, says Brand South Africa.
Pretoria – Government has encouraged South Africans to embrace the country’s historical inheritance, languages, diverse cultures, sacred sites, indigenous food and traditional art forms, during Heritage Month in September.
Pretoria - The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, says prosecutions of the National Prosecuting Authority are independent.
Pretoria - The world renowned spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has cancelled his planned trip to South Africa, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Thursday.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has again held a meeting with the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi Nxasana.
Johannesburg - Farm workers will be prioritised as beneficiaries of the tenure reform, says Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform (RDLR), Gugile Nkwinti.
Johannesburg – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says the competition authorities have been remarkably effective over the past 15 years.
Cape Town – Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has called on South Africans to refrain from cashing in their Provident Fund savings when they resign or change jobs, adding that rumours that their retirement savings are under threat were “false”.
Pretoria - Westinghouse has withdrawn its high court application to interdict Eskom in a tender that would see the replacement of steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power plant, the parastatal said on Thursday.
Pretoria – The new R50 million road between Randfontein and Tarlton in the West Rand will be a welcome relief to motorists who have had to battle congestion and potholes over the years.
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the release of the record relating to the so-called “spy tape”.
Pretoria – The South African economy is set to benefit from the new Hyundai plant which opened today in Benoni, Ekurhuleni.
