Cape Town – The number of households in South Africa legally connected to the electricity mains has increased by almost 50% over the last 10 years, a new survey by Statistics SA released today shows.
Pretoria – The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) will put R1.5 million towards a nine-province documentary proposal by filmmakers with disabilities.
Pretoria - Government has thanked South Africans for turning up to register to vote in next year’s general elections.
Pretoria – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education says it is on track with issuing new appointment letters for qualifying markers, and expects that the process will be completed by the end of this week.
Mbombela - The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) has granted a R160 million loan to help the Mbombela local municipality in Mpumalanga meet some of its service delivery targets.
Pretoria - The mother of a seven-month-old Diepsloot baby, who was found dead at the weekend, will appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court today.
Pretoria – Government’s efforts to create sustainable and decent jobs have been given a boost with the National Assembly's adoption of the Employment Services Bill.
Pretoria - The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) says it will consider new municipal boundary proposals for redeterminations only after the 2016 municipal elections.
A measure of a society's respect for human rights and generosity of spirit can be gauged by how it treats the most vulnerable in its midst. Since the onset of democracy we have placed great emphasis on protecting and uplifting the lives of vulnerable members of society.
Cape Town – Departments and public entities have made a slight but notable improvement in audit outcomes over the last three years, the outgoing Auditor General Terence Nombembe said on Wednesday.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says he is saddened by the passing away of struggle veteran and activist Leonard Mdingi, whom he described as a “selfless hero".
Pretoria - Speaker of the National Assembly Max Sisulu has approved a request to withdraw the Public Administration Management (PAM) Bill from the National Assembly so that it can be tabled in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
Pretoria - Trade conditions recovered in October from a setback in August and September 2013, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday.
Pretoria - The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is set to make history with the launch of South Africa’s first CubeSat, ZACUBE-1.
Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says with the exception of a few glitches, she is satisfied with the services provided by her department to help citizens over the voter registration weekend.
