Johannesburg - Thousands of learners and teachers from different schools across South Africa gathered on Monday for the opening ceremony of the 2015 South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod (SASCE) National Championships.
At the beginning of this year, President Jacob Zuma boldly declared 2015 as the Year of the Freedom Charter and Unity in Action. He called on all sectors of society to embrace the Freedom Charter; this year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic document, which was penned in Kliptown, Soweto, in 1955.
Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the decision by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to reject Eskom’s selection re-opener application for a 25 percent increase in tariffs.
Pretoria – Promoting water use efficiency and water quality management is taking centre stage at the annual Youth Water and Sanitation Summit currently underway in Boksburg.
Pretoria - Advanced manufacturing has the potential to drive industrialisation and create sustainable jobs, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
Pretoria - The Public Utility Transport Corporation (Putco), which runs a bus service for thousands of commuters every day, on Monday announced plans to cancel its services in three Gauteng municipalities.
Pretoria - Deputy President and SADC Facilitator Cyril Ramaphosa has been urgently sent to Lesotho to consult with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
Pretoria – South Africa is still an attractive destination to those who are interested in mineral investments, says Chamber Mines President Mike Teke.
Pretoria - The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has rejected Eskom’s selective reopener of the third Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD3) Open Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs), which would have resulted in a total price increase of 25.3% for 2015/16.
Thohoyandou - The implementation of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) will provide great potential to restructure South Africa’s Information Communication and Technology (ICT) infrastructure as set out by the National Development Plan (NDP), says Communications Minister Faith Muthambi.
Pretoria – Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa on Monday called on young people to consider taking tourism as a career.
Pretoria - The South African government has joined the international community in condemning the inhumane and senseless suicide bomb attack that took place in the Al-Sadiq Mosque, in Kuwait City.
Cape Town – Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana says government is reviewing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Act with the aim of improving the scheme to support students from poor backgrounds.
Pretoria - For many decades, sport has been used as a unifier in South Africa. Like, nothing else, it has shown it has the power to heal old wounds.
Pretoria - International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers has kicked off his high level official visit to five Caribbean states, today.
