South Africa

Pretoria – Peace and security are key requirements for Africa’s prosperity, says International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers.

Pretoria – The Department of Public Works is running a campaign that is hoped will fight all forms of fraud and corruption both inside and outside the department.

Cape Town - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has shown a healthy financial position at the end of quarter three, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi told the Portfolio Committee on Communications on Tuesday.

Cape Town – The Department of Science and Technology says proposals are on the cards to consider using hydro fuel cell technology to power-up some of the agri parks that President Jacob Zuma announced during his State of the Nation Address.

Pretoria - Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has started the process towards the establishment of a new single provincial water board in KwaZulu-Natal.

Pretoria - The power system is currently stable with Eskom not having implemented load shedding for over a week.

Pretoria - South African Airways (SAA) has welcomed the Labour Court’s decision to dismiss an application from several unions to prevent the national carrier from proceeding with a retrenchment exercise.

Pretoria - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says she is pleased with the promulgation of the Employment Services Act, 2014, which took effect from 9 August 2015, coinciding with Women’s Day in South Africa.

Pretoria - An administrator has been appointed to implement interventions in the Oudshoorn Local Municipality, says the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Ministry.

Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation, in partnership with the Ventersdorp Local Municipality, have completed the upgrade of the R52 million Ventersdorp Bulk Water Supply project.

Pretoria – Government has already met the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals of reducing the number of people who don’t have access to basic water supply by half.

Pretoria - The Department of Social Development and its agencies will in the current financial year spend over R30 million procuring goods from community-based cooperatives.

Pretoria – Tourism Minister Derick Hanekom has announced that R100 million has been invested in growing the tourism sector in the country.

Pretoria - The Presidency has expressed shock and outrage at the attack on Judge Ian Farlam, who chaired the Marikana Commission of Inquiry, meted out by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza.

In order to bolster service delivery where it matters the most, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has embarked on a recruitment drive which aims to attract an additional 6 252 members to the police force during this 2015/2016 financial year.