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Radical economic transformation: Beyond sloganeering

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One of the key features of the 2017 State of the Nation Address (SONA) has no doubt been the government’s intended stance to “radically” transform the economy and ensure equitable share of the country’s wealth.

Western Cape tackles attacks on emergency personnel

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The Western Cape Standing Committee on Community Development went to the violence-plagued Cape Flats suburb of Kalksteenfontein and the Khayelitsha townships on Friday to engage the public on the ongoing attacks on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.

Contact crimes down 1.9%

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Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) says contact crimes have gone down by 1.9% across the country between April and December 2016.

SA joins World Wildlife Day celebrations

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Pretoria - Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa is on Friday joining Environment Ministers from across the globe at a United Nations General Assembly high level discussion in celebration of World Wildlife Day 2017.

Campaign to allay social grant fears

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Pretoria – The Department of Social Development will be embarking on a nationwide public and stakeholder engagement campaign to allay public fears and anxiety surrounding the payment of social grants beyond 31 March 2017.

Eastern Cape tackles teacher shortages

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Bisho – Eastern Cape Education MEC Mandla Makupula says the department is working tirelessly to address teacher shortages in the province.

Millions in bursaries for top Gauteng learners

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Johannesburg – Top matriculants from Gauteng schools were showered with R296 million worth of bursaries to further their studies by Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Thursday.