Zuma to attend Commonwealth summit
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will later this week attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss global issues affecting Commonwealth members.
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma will later this week attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss global issues affecting Commonwealth members.
Pretoria – Paying a fraction of the price for your favourite DVD might seem like a sweet deal, but the Department of Trade and Industry has warned that there is a very bitter side to pirated and illicit goods.
Pretoria – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has been elected chairperson of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Education Quality (SACMEQ).
Pretoria – The Green Scorpions made some 1818 arrests between 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and some of the most prevalent crimes reported include the illegal hunting of rhino in a national park, the unlawful disposal of waste, illegal cutting and collection of wood and driving in a coastal area without a permit.
Pretoria - Preliminary reports estimate that approximately 1.1 million people visited voter registration stations on the first day of the Independent Electoral Commission’s registration drive on Saturday.
Pretoria – The Independent Electoral Commission says the second day of the voter registration drive ahead of next year’s national elections was going smoothly.
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has expressed his condolences to President Benigno Aquino, the government and the people of Philippines, in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan.
Pretoria - City Power says it is ready to roll out the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), also known as smart meters, across Johannesburg.
Pretoria – As the first day of voter registrations draws to a close, the Independent Electoral Commission says it is pleased that 99.77% of the country’s voting stations were fully operational since the morning.
Pretoria – Deputy International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim has wrapped up his official to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Pretoria – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has not ordered the closure of polling stations in Bekkersdal, the minister’s spokesperson Zweli Mnisi says.
Pretoria – Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, says government’s security cluster had approached the courts to request reasonable time to study, analyse and give comment to the Public Protectors interim report on the security upgrades in Nkandla.
Pretoria – Government’s security cluster has welcomed this afternoon’s decision by the North Gauteng High Court to grant the state a hearing on its application for a deadline extension for comment on the Public Protector’s interim report covering the upgrades at the President’s residence in Nkandla.
Pretoria – The South African Police Service says security has been beefed up to ensure a smooth voter registration weekend.
Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs will open its offices on Saturday and Sunday, to coincide with the registration station hours for the collection of ID books, smartcard IDs or temporary identity certificates.