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Government condemns incidents of looting during protests

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Pretoria - Government has strongly condemned the recent incidents of looting and destruction of property that have been reported over the past weeks in areas that have been affected by protests across the country.

200 parties to contest 2016 Local Elections

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Pretoria – Two hundred parties and 61 014 candidates will contest the 2016 Local Government Elections on 3 August, the Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday.

SALGA welcomes municipalities report

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the release of the Financial Census of Municipalities for year ending 30 June 2015, by Statistics South Africa.

Municipalities record an increase in revenue

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Cape Town – Municipal income of South Africa’s 278 municipalities has gone up by R25.5 billion from all sources of income for the financial year ended 30 June 2015.

SA condemns attack on Istanbul airport

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Pretoria - The South African government on Wednesday condemned in the strongest possible terms the attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul that killed about 36 people.

Call for 2017 National Order nominations

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Pretoria – The public has been invited to put forward their nominations of persons from all walks of life that they believe deserve to receive the country’s highest honours, the National Orders.

Taxi violence condemned

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Pretoria – Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has condemned the use of violence in the taxi industry to resolve disputes.

SADC to help implement Lesotho reforms

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Pretoria - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has resolved to assist Lesotho in implementing security sector and constitutional reforms.

Minister concerned by sudden resignation

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Pretoria - The Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi says she has noted with concern the sudden resignation of the former SABC Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Jimi Matthews, on social media.

Minister engages youth on NDP

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Pretoria - Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Jeff Radebe, had an engagement with young people on the National Development Plan (NDP) in Soweto, on Tuesday.

Final nominees for Public Protector top job

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Cape Town – The Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee, established to facilitate the appointment of the new Public Protector, says 73 candidates were nominated for the top job.