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President Zuma to visit Mpumalanga

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Pretoria - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has been appointed to be the lead department to coordinate and ensure the success of the Presidential Siyahlola visit scheduled to take place on 10 June 2016.

President Zuma welcomes credit rating

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has welcomed credit rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) decision to maintain South Africa's investment rating.

Minister commends teachers for role in children’s lives

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Amersfoort - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has thanked school teachers for playing an important role in the lives of children. She said this as South Africa marked the Child Protection Week campaign.

SA escapes credit rating downgrade

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Pretoria - Government has welcomed credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) decision to affirm South Africa’s credit rating.

G20 asked to consider smallholder farmers

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Pretoria - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says South Africa would like to see smallholder and family farmers’ issues enjoy rights status at the G20 platform.

Black graduates excel in doctoral degrees

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Pretoria - The number of science, engineering and technology (SET) doctoral degrees awarded to black graduates in South Africa is slightly overtaking the number awarded to white graduates.

Kwaggafontein residents register for STBs

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Kwaggafontein - The distribution of government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) will be a major boost for poor TV-owning households in Kwaggafontein, says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.

SAPS protecting children 365 days

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Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) is committed to ensuring the safety, well-being, care and protection of children through an integrated multi-disciplinary approach.

R14bn spent on EC housing delivery

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Pretoria – Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC Helen Sauls-August says the department has made remarkable strides in building houses for poor people.

S&P to decide on SA's rating

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Pretoria - Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s will today make its decision public on South Africa’s credit rating.

Kids' rights need to be protected

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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan once spoke about the importance of creating safe environments for children, saying: "There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they grow up in peace."

Set-top box registration in Kwaggafontein

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Pretoria - Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will today lead a door-to-door registration campaign for government subsidised set-top boxes (STBs) for qualifying indigent households in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga.

Rock fall slows progress at Impala mine

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Rustenburg – The rock fall at Impala Platinum mine, in Rustenburg, is hampering rescue efforts to find the body that is still trapped underground.